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Who are the characters in As I Lay Dying?
Addie BundrenDarl BundrenCash BundrenAnseJewel Bundren
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How is Addie described in As I Lay Dying?
Addie Bundren is a controversial figure in William Faulkner’s As I Lay Dying (1929). She is often labeled as an eccentric and demonic mother who is responsible for the dislocation of her family members.
Who is the most important character in As I Lay Dying?
Darl Bundren Darl is the most sensitive and articulate of the surviving Bundrens and delivers the greatest number of interior monologues in the novel.
What is Cash’s personality in As I Lay Dying?
Cash is the novel’s logical thinker, as evidenced in his narrative sections. He gives us lists, not paragraphs. He cites reasons instead of delving into the messy waters of emotion. He’s a type-A perfectionist – notice how he holds each board to the coffin up to the window for his mother to approve.
How does Darl feel about cash?
Darl apparently realizes that even Cash is unable to see the logic and necessity for his (Darl’s) past actions. Darl’s laughter is provoked because he can perceive the “metaphysical absurdity” of the situation while his brother, Cash, can only respond to the immediate act.
Why is Darl the narrator?
Faulkner writes Darl this way to show his personality. Faulkner shows the audience Darl’s personality rather than telling them about Darl. If Faulkner had used stream of consciousness as he did with the other characters, he would have contradicted how he wanted to craft Darl.
What does the fish symbolize in As I Lay Dying?
Immediately after the death of Addie, her youngest son Verdaman compares her dead mother with the fish he has caught. The fish died when he caught and he relates the condition of his mother to the poor fish. Here the fish is the symbol of Addie for Verdaman. In the same way, for Darl, Jewel’s horse is his mother.
Why is Darl insane in As I Lay Dying?
So by the end of the novel, Darl is most definitely insane. From the very beginning of the book the man was not in perfect mental health. The events of the trip caused him to inevitably devolve into a truly insane person. However, he cannot be diagnosed with a specific psychosis.
Why does Dewey Dell betray Darl?
When Dewey Dell betrays her brother Darl because her fear of him knowing about the pregnancy along with her mother’s extreme influence on her…show more content… The first person that Dewey Dell betrays is her brother Darl.