Who Is Benjy Dehumanize

Throughout his novel The Sounds And The Fury, William Faulkner continually develops Benjamin (Benjy) Compson as a character. At the beginning of the story, the reader is shown the difficulties Benjy faces as a result of his mental disabilities, yet his innocence can be seen through his stream of consciousness. Along with Benjy’s thoughts, one can also see the way in which Benjy’s family treats him and how they deal with Benjy’s issue. Over the course of Benjamin Compson’s narrative in The Sounds And The Fury, the reader can see that Benjy is mistreated by his parents, siblings, and townspeople because of his limited mental capacity. Over the course of Benjy’s narrative, Benjy is belittled and dehumanized without him even realizing it. The

During this discussion, Benjy thinks to himself “I got undressed and I looked at myself, and I began to cry. Hush, Luster said. Looking for them ain’t going to do no good. They’re gone. You keep on like this, and we ain't going to have you no more birthday.” (73) This scene is referring to the castration of Benjy. Due to Benjy’s desire to find Caddy, he escapes his yard and chases down some school girls. This act is misinterpreted by the townspeople as rape and, consequently, the Compson’s agree to castrate Benjy as punishment. The family does not take into account the thoughts in which Benjy has on the matter, just as a family would not care what a dog thinks. Benjy cannot comprehend castration just as an animal cannot comprehend the idea of castration. But, Benjy is not an animal. He is a human being and the Compson family thinks less of him because of his limited mental capacity. To make the whole situation worse, Luster pokes fun at the fact that Benjy lost personal parts of his body while Benjy is crying. Once again, the lack of respect is shown towards Benjy by his family is