The Sound and the Fury Innocence Quotes

How we cite our quotes: Citations follow this format: (Chapter.Paragraph)

Quote #10

His skin was dead looking and hairless; dropsical too, he moved with a shambling gait like a trained bear. His hair was pale and fine. It had been brushed smoothly down upon his brow like that of children in daguerrotypes. His eyes were clear, of the pale sweet blue of cornflowers, his thick mouth hung open, drooling a little. (4.67)

We don’t get a description of Benjy until almost the end of the novel. (It’s probably a good idea to wonder why this is.) The narrator depicts Benjy as a sort of stereotypically innocent child – with a face like that of children in pictures.