blog #4
3. In As I Lay Dying , Faulkner’s experiments with interior monologue and mobile perspective allow us to see the Bundren family from multiple perspectives, including their own, their neighbors’, and outsiders’. Citing evidence from the text, make an argument for the dignity and/or absurdity of these characters. Are they (or any one of them) heroes? Or are they clownish goobers? To be completely honest, I don’t know if any of them are truly bad characters (or good for that matter), aside from Anse. Anse clearly is incredibly selfish and takes advantage of others which makes him a rather dislikable character. I would argue the next in line for two most disliked characters would be Darl and Addie. Addie because of her hatred for her own children and Darl because he burned down the barn knowing the coffin was inside. While I can understand why many people would dislike him for that, I understand his attempt to be heroic in the scenario. In his mind, his mother had suffered enough and he wa...