as i lay dying
Discussion Reflection 3
The discussion the group and I had was about deciding whether or not Darl from the book As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner was Insane. Justin did not think Darl was insane. and I disagreed with his thinking. We believe that Darl did go insane, and his actions prove it. Darl Put his mother’s dead body into their barn and burned it down with the farm animals inside the barn.
Justin stated, “Darl is not crazy because he just wanted his mother at peace.” believed, it just happened that the farm animals were in the barn at the same time he was cremating his mother. I somewhat agree with what he’s saying. Darl did want his mother at rest. In my eyes that does not make you insane even though he was cremating her. The fact that he burned her with the animals in the barn made him insane. No human in their right mind would want to hurt animals, if they did then there has to be something wrong with the person. Darl had trauma from his mother’s death which makes it more of a reason for him to have gone insane. Maya stated “Darl was crazy because of what he did to his mother.” In my opinion it is somewhat unbelievable that someone would burn their mother’s dead body, but he thought that she had suffered enough. Darl had good intentions, but he couldn’t think straight. That’s also why he burned the animals with his mother. The fact that he burned his mother contributes to our decision of him being crazy but is only a little portion. Mellissa stated “there is even a quote in the book that says Darl went insane.” The quote in the book is; “Vardaman sits alone in the town square, thinking about how Darl went crazy, and stares at a lone cow.” There is another quote too, “Darl rants to himself as he is brought to burn animals. At the end of our discussion and I were not able to convince Justin that Darl had gone insane. We can conclude that Darl was insane, because
The discussion the group and I had was about deciding whether or not Darl from the book As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner was Insane. Justin did not think Darl was insane. and I disagreed with his thinking. We believe that Darl did go insane, and his actions prove it. Darl Put his mother’s dead body into their barn and burned it down with the farm animals inside the barn.
Justin stated, “Darl is not crazy because he just wanted his mother at peace.” believed, it just happened that the farm animals were in the barn at the same time he was cremating his mother. I somewhat agree with what he’s saying. Darl did want his mother at rest. In my eyes that does not make you insane even though he was cremating her. The fact that he burned her with the animals in the barn made him insane. No human in their right mind would want to hurt animals, if they did then there has to be something wrong with the person. Darl had trauma from his mother’s death which makes it more of a reason for him to have gone insane. Maya stated “Darl was crazy because of what he did to his mother.” In my opinion it is somewhat unbelievable that someone would burn their mother’s dead body, but he thought that she had suffered enough. Darl had good intentions, but he couldn’t think straight. That’s also why he burned the animals with his mother. The fact that he burned his mother contributes to our decision of him being crazy but is only a little portion. Mellissa stated “there is even a quote in the book that says Darl went insane.” The quote in the book is; “Vardaman sits alone in the town square, thinking about how Darl went crazy, and stares at a lone cow.” There is another quote too, “Darl rants to himself as he is brought to burn animals. At the end of our discussion and I were not able to convince Justin that Darl had gone insane. We can conclude that Darl was insane, because