Chaotic Orders and Unbalanced Triangle--Interpretation of The Sound and the Fury from Lacan’s View

The paper applies Lacan’s Three Order theory and Oedipus Triangle to the novel Sound Fury investigate unconscious mechanisms of three brothers account for their behaviors. Banji, Quintin, Jason respectively have breakdowns in orders: Imaginary, Real, Symbolic. Banji’s isolation Imaginary imposes restrictions on his self-consciousness, reflected by inability language. He represents who’s obstructed from becoming a conscious subject during process grasping meanings beings. other hand, is unable balance desire Real identity Symbolic, like Mother Triangle, so conflict between complex Caddy burden family social conventions result collapse eventual suicide. relinquishes emotions adapt Just Father under Big Other’s control, coerced be unified with Therefore, he forced follow orders that oblivious of, thus can’t attain pleasure himself. With careful reflection individual analysis brothers’ pathologic psychosis, not only does release more charm sophisticated psychological depiction, but also general picture human’s mental mechanism can form, warning people potential conflicts help avert tragedies happened Fury.