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reader connect with them more than the other characters in the novel. The other characters are first introduced with things that are not as relatable or even as likeable. The worst instance of this is how Anse is introduced sawing his mother’s coffin. This action makes the reader believe that Anse is devoid of showing the proper emotion in the time of his mother’s death‚ because he was making Addie’s coffin right outside the window of the room she was in. 2. Even the reader of such an unusual book
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Not even by Anse in the nights” (As I Lay Dying‚ 172). It seems very puzzling that a mother would refer to her child as a violation‚ considering that children are often referred to as gifts and angels. Only a mother could possibly understand her sentiments‚ because only a mother can relate to not only the physicality of motherhood but also the mentality. Faulkner also exposes Addie’s peculiar sense of motherhood for her other three children. In her chapter‚ Addie states‚ “I gave Anse Dewey Dell to
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uncommon dysfunctional family‚ the Bundrens‚ and their story is told in a very exceptional manner. A wide range of Faulkner ’s novels are set in the U.S. South‚ most definitely because he was raised in that region. For that purpose‚ he created a fictional setting for several of his novels‚ the Yoknapatawpha County‚ including this one‚ where it is depicted as an actively hostile environment‚ with floods and heat. "As I Lay Dying" chronicles the death of Addie Bundren‚ the family matriarch‚ and the subsequent
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Kat Smith AP/IB English 28 August‚ 2012 Minor Characters With Major Influence Addie Bundren was a strong but mysterious woman. She had many children that loved her dearly that would do bizarre things for her. She was a minor character in William Faulkner’s As I Lay Dying but she played a major role in that she affected the actions of the characters of the Bundren family. Jewel is Addie’s third child but not Anse’s child. Jewel is the product of an affair that Addie had with Whitfield‚ the
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After the relationship between Addie and the rest of her family has been established‚ the next problem lies in Darl’s relationship to the Bundren family‚ and especially their attitudes toward him. Darl is always elusive‚ complicated‚ thought-provoking‚ poetic in stream-of-consciousness observations‚ and especially observant of details. It is through Darl’s eyes and observations that the reader gets a full perspective of the other characters. Darl is the only character in the book who lives on several
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In As I Lay Dying‚ characters like Addie Bundren grapple with questions and fears about being and nothingness. Addie in a sense tries to understand how her physical being can exist over time and space. In Addie ’s chapter‚ she states‚ "I would hate my father for having ever planted me. I would look forward to the times when
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The Bundrens find willing hosts at neighboring rural farms‚ but their welcome in the more wealthy towns is cold at best and looked down upon for being poor. Cora‚ Tull’s wife‚ made a deal with a wealthy person to bake a cake for her party. However‚ the wealthy
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her complicated emotional view towards her painful situation. Her language is dark and cold‚ and she often reiterates the idea that “words are no good” (page 171). Addie’s voice is of a woman who has only known the empty love of her father‚ and of Anse‚ and the hardships of motherhood. Words have never been true to her‚ and therefore she cannot understand their importance. Her morbid and angry voice is most present when she expresses a want to injure her students‚ and murder her husband. Her hatred
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consciousness‚ by using this method it gives an expression to the confused and disordered flow of thoughts in each character. In addition‚ most of the chapters and narrators in the novel are from one single family‚ the Bundren family. In this family the members consist of Addie‚ Darl‚ Jewel‚ Cash‚ Anse‚ Dewey‚ and Vardaman. These characters present great intuition to the events and problems in the household.“It’s because he stays out there‚ right under the window‚ hammering and saw on that goddamn box” (14)
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