Darl strikes me as a Joker-type character, minus the overarching diabolical behavior the Joker regularly acts out in the "Batman" series. Otherwise, the two seem to match up pretty well. Both are extremely intelligent, keenly observant, and possess a total disregard for the feelings and opinions of others. Both strike a kind of unease given their combination of nearly clairvoyant perspective for present and future events, and most importantly neither can make themselves understood, using riddles / word games to communicate. For some reason, Darl's movements seem jerky, almost unstable (not really sure why, just do).
I hesitate to call Darl a villain (mostly through Faulkner's use of point of view, true third person of Darl might be make a more nefarious character), he certainly doesn't appear diabolical at this juncture. However, his observations have to unsettle many members of his family with secrets or anomalies, such as Dewey Dell or Jewel. I imagine he has some very strained relationships with his family and abrasive encounters with people he meets. Like the Joker, Darl is simply too smart for his own good.
His philosophical rants are reminiscent of a mind unable to shut off, preoccupied by worry or frustration. It should be interesting to see if Darl's psyche can stay connected or if it is going to fracture a la Quentin Compson. He (Darl) already seems disinterested in the rest of the family and their concerns (Anse and his concern for Addie's memory for instance), to me it seems like a Modernist writer might try to break this character intellectually like he broke Cash's physical prowess: a sudden and abrupt fall.
In the mean time, I repeat to Darl: Why so serious?
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