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"I know it. " Mother said. "It's a judgment on me. I sometimes wonder."'

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This quote relates the feelings of the vast majority of the family to Benjamin, the first narrator in the work. Benjamin's mental retardation is a source of incredible shame for his Mother and his brother Jason, and alienates him from his Father, his brother Quentin, and nearly everyone else he interacts with, besides his sister Candace and the family's black caretaker Dilsey. This quote in particular shows how his Mother feels that his mental retardation is God's will, and her own fault, and treats him like an inept child, as opposed to Benjamin being a human being. It also outlines how the family acts in a selfish manner, dooming them to destruction. While Benjamin is the least coherent out of all the narrators, he is the most conscious of all actions and seems to be the least biased.