Such parallels can lead the reader to conclude that Faulkner created Benjy's character to demonstrate the goodness in the Compsons and the possibility of a saviour bringing peace and forgiveness to a suffering family. ... Quentin narrates the second chapter of the novel. ... Separated from the rest of the world by the "clean" purifying flames of hell, Quentin and Caddy could be alone together, forever burning away the sin of her sexuality. ...

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