![]() ![]() He conceived of the design so as to establish such a great dynasty that none of his heirs would ever be turned away from any door. ![]() ![]() The connecting link between Sutpen's conception of the design and his failure to achieve its completion is represented in Sutpen's refusal to recognize his son, Charles Bon. In actuality, however, the large section of this chapter dealing with Charles, the lawyer, and the mother gives us very little insight into Charles' motivation, and furthermore, tends to slow down the narrative. Bon becomes a pivotal figure in that the collapse of Sutpen design is directly related to Bon's actions. By this, Faulkner wants the reader to become one of the people there and wants the reader to also enter into the story and create the scenes along with Shreve.Ī large portion of the chapter is devoted to examining the figure of Charles Bon and this examination is narrated mainly by Shreve. ![]() One of the principal images in the chapter is that of, not two people (Henry and Charles) on the battlefield in the 1860s, but four people (Henry and Charles Shreve and Quentin). At this point in the story, Shreve is becoming so involved that he ceases to be a listener and begins imaginatively recreating part of the story himself. ![]()
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