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The Benjy Section

P. 53, Scene 60 (1928) Here, loony, Luster said.

Benjy's memories of Caddy and the possible memory of his castration cause him to start moaning. Faulkner's sense of bawdy humor is apparent in this scene as he has Benjy remembering his castration, Luster trying to sell the golf ball, and the golfer sadistically taking the ball from Luster by force — just as Benjy's testicles were taken from him without sufficient motivation. Then, when the golfer calls for his "caddie," Benjy's sense of frustration mounts until his bellowing finally exasperates Luster.

P. 56, Scene 61(1900) What you want to get her . . .

At the end of Scene 60, Luster and Benjy are in the kitchen, where the open fire reminds Benjy of another episode connected with fire in 1900. Whereas the earlier scenes in the Benjy section have almost all taken place outside the house, the scenes from now to the end of this section will occur mostly inside the house. In other words, during the first part of the section, Benjy and Luster wander around the grounds and pass such things as the gate, the branch, the barn, and Dilsey's house. All these places trigger memories of earlier scenes connected with these places; now, however, Benjy is inside the house and the events that he will remember are sparked by such things in the house as the burning fire in the kitchen stove or the mirror in the library.

P. 56, Scene 62 (1928) "Aint you shamed . . ."

P. 57, Scene 63 (1900) I could hear the clock, . . .

We can only assume that Scene 63 is set in 1900 because it presents the same imagery of rain and fire as do the other scenes of this particular time. All these scenes of 1900 are connected in one way or another with the changing of Benjy's name from Maury to Benjamin.


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