~ The Sound and the Fury explores the breakdown in family relationships that led to the tragic deterioration of the Compson family. Few readers would disagree with the publication of The Sound and the Fury, a novel by William Faulkner, which details the destruction and downfall of the aristocratic Compson family from four different points of view. Faulkner's fourth novel, The Sound and the Fury, is notable for its non-linear plot structure and unconventional narrative style. Structure. The sound and the fury,