TS and TF Thread 5 - End Spoiler Discussion

[Traveller]

Hello, everyone, once you are done with the novel, please come here to discuss what you thought of it overall and what you think of how the author put the story together!

[Traveller]

I'm going to throw out a discussion question or two; let's start with this one:
a) Do you think Jason and Caroline Compson, the parents of the Compson children we meet in the novel, were two people of good character and do they personify good parenting?

b) With reference to a), in which ways do you think the fortunes of the Compson family could have turned out differently, if Jason and Caroline had been persons of a different caliber?