Carly Chervanik October 15‚ 2010 Henley 5th period As I Lay Dying - Vardaman Vardaman Bundren is the youngest of the family‚ between the ages of ten and thirteen. At first‚ we think that Vardaman’s character is illiterate just because of his age‚ however‚ throughout the novel we learn that it is just the way he is. His character reveals that his idiotic thoughts aren’t so idiotic to himself. He is confused about many things but also has quite an imagination
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L’Anse aux Meadows is an archaeological site on the Great Northern Peninsula in Newfoundland‚ Canada that has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. UNESCO‚ the United Nations Educational‚ Scientific and Cultural Organization‚ designates World Heritage Sites in order to “…encourage the identification‚ protection and preservation of cultural and natural heritage around the world considered to be of outstanding value to humanity.” The L’Anse aux Meadows archaeological site is truly of outstanding
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Wilderness is an aspect of nature that has been changed by the perspectives of humans for all of history. Native cultures viewed wilderness as something that they live within and a part of. Nature was the location of spirituality and sacred; however‚ European settlers viewed the wilderness as something to be feared‚ due to their inability to understand the unknown. And while those views have started the belief‚ today‚ Americans view the wilderness as a source of beauty‚ life‚ and harmony for both
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It is the story of the death of Addie Bundren and her family’s quest and motivations – noble or selfish – to honor her wish to be buried in the town of Jefferson. As is the case in much of Faulkner’s work‚ the story is set in Yoknapatawpha County‚ Mississippi‚ which Faulkner referred to as "my apocryphal county‚" a fictional rendition of the writer’s home of Lafayette County in the same state. Characters[edit] Addie Bundren – Addie is the wife of Anse and the mother of Cash‚ Darl‚ Jewel‚ Dewey
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5) The Setting The setting of "As I Lay Dying" takes place in Yoknapatawpha county‚ Mississippi during the turn of the 20th century. After the death of Addie Bundren‚ the Burdens transported her coffin towards her burial ground in Jefferson. During their trek‚ of nine days‚ they experienced many milieu: there small hilly farm‚ a overflooded river‚ a burned barn‚ and the civilized city of Jefferson. The Burdens farm is in the middle of nowhere‚ with only a road going through it and their closest
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children and their father are embarking on a nine day adventure to bury their deceased mother‚ Addie‚ in her hometown‚ Jefferson. Along their trip they encounter several obstacles‚ leaving Addie and her coffin in poor condition. As the conflict of the Bundren journey rises‚ Faulkner interrupts the character Darl’s monologue by incorporating a flashback to his memory of the past. We are not only provided with insight into past occurrences but also provides information on certain character’s motives to go
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out on their own quest to bury the matriarch of the Bundren family‚ Addie‚ at a grave sight forty miles away. This journey is a direct result of Addie’s final wish to be buried in Jefferson‚ Mississippi. Considering that Addie’s family tries to honor her final wish‚ the Bundren’s journey to Jefferson seems motivated by noble‚ even heroic intentions. But Faulkner plays with this idea of heroism by questioning its meaning in relation to the Bundren clan. Many of the characters have their own selfish
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Roger Coltrane Darl’s “yes” Death causes the Bundren family to deal with change. Each character selects a unique way to cope with the family’s loss. By coping‚ the characters satisfy personal motives while simultaneously moving on with their lives. Coping mechanisms differ in the character’s emotional connection or “closeness” with death. Ranging from a strong emotional relationship to complete separation and dissociation‚ the “close” spectrum charts a character’s effectiveness in coping
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never wanted this life. Addie’s father would tell her‚ “The reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time.”169. So she took Anse for a husband and gave him Cash and Darl. After she had Darl she made Anse promise to bury her in Jefferson when she died. But Anse wanted more kids. Addie had an affair with Mr. Whitfield and had Jewel. She gave Anse Dewey Dell for the negative of Jewel and last Vardaman. Addie is bitter about her life and doesn’t show the love and affection towards her
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As I Lay Dying exhibits an almost inhuman reduction of character to the barest urges of desire and destination‚ reflecting a level of reality unique in Faulkner’s fiction. The prominence of Addie’s father’s flat insistence that our lives are no more than preparation for death‚ whatever the form our “readiness” may take‚ draws the novel into consideration of the hypothesis Freud raises in Beyond the Pleasure Principle: “that ‘the aim of all life is death’ ” (Freud 1961a: 32). The death to which life
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