... age; the reader can see this when he sees that almost every flashback involves Caddy and Benjy together. The earliest of which is the most well-known and most critiqued of the novel. It is the scene from Damuddy's funeral, where the three Compson brothers all look up at Caddy in a tree and see her muddied drawers. This symbolizes her loss of innocence and her bad influence upon the family's image. Most of Benjy's memories involve Caddy, which even more convinces the reader that she has a profound affect on his life. Key memories regarding Caddy include her first time using perfume, her loss virginity, and her wedding. Caddy's wedding emphasizes the main theme of loss that runs throughout The Sound and The Fury. Following the wedding, Benjy is without Caddy's presence, which is his most valued grip on his delicate child-like world, where nothing should change and everything should ...

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