As I Lay Dying
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In one of
William Faulkner's greatest novels, As I lay Dying, the character's selfishness
is revealed. As I Lay Dying is a detailed account of the Bundren's family trek
across Mississippi to bury Addie, their wife and mother. As Addie is dying, all
the characters go through a different state of emotions, all of which are
explained in fifty-nine chapters. An analysis …
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…on the lives of an odd
family during the 1900's. It is a bizarre, yet powerful story of a family's struggle
to work together to resolve its conflicts. Modern readers can recognize the
aspects of the dysfunctional family that Faulkner depicts and learn from the
interactions of the unusual members. A critic remarks "Faulkner the humanistic
realist is never sensational" (Bryfonski) 172-73) As I Lay Dying surely insured
Faulkner's place in writing history.
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