Time in the Work of Faulkner

From the article, I think the most interesting thing that I picked up was how Faulkner's characters never looked ahead to the future:

"As to Faulkner's heroes, they never look ahead. They face backwards as the car carries them along."(p.5)

The Compson family only lives in the past as they remember their memories and have flashbacks, but they never even considered the future. It's like they reached a dead end and they know there's no way out. Because they don't even think about the future, it shows that they already lost hope. I think this further emphasizes the southern demoralization in the novel because it seems like the family is trapped by time since they can't see the future, therefore they can't move forward. This might be a stretch, but I feel Faulkner uses these memories and flashbacks to show how the family is kind of moving backwards, which can also symbolize their degradation.