My thoughts about...something:

My thoughts about...something:

   I really liked the idea that, even though the first section is deeply embedded in the mind of a mentally-handicapped person, it could possibly be the most honest, reputable part of the story.
   Most stories that are narrated by one character give a lot of room for foreshadowing and suspense but do not provide unbiased, objective view on the conflicts and dilemmas that arise.  And yet, Benjy's tragedy, as the characters in the book call it, is the reader's blessing because even though it is hard to follow and the transitions are fuzzy and intangible, it will be the closest we get to seeing the true feelings of a lot of the characters, like Dilsey, T.P., Caddy, etc.
   Everyone speaks around Benjy like he could never comprehend or retain what they are saying thus he could never speak it aloud later and create trouble for them, and maybe he can't, but the point is that we, the readers, get the meanings and indications of conversations that normally would have been whispered behind closed doors, but are instead said with complete candidness in front of Benjy, our narrator.

   And I pretty much just wrote about this because I really liked learning about Modernists exploration of the subconscious mind and writing subjectively vs objectively. Plus, I like the honesty people have around Benjy, and the transparency of his chaotic thoughts.