Essays on As I Lay Dying

“As I lay dying,” is a southern gothic novel written by William Cuthbert Faulkner. It follows a poor southern family, the Bundreds, on their journey to bury their deceased mother, Addie Bundred, where she wished to be buried in her hometown, Jefferson, with “her people.” The family faced an unexpected tragedy when their mother died,...

As I lay Dying” is a story that explores the Bundren family. The family underwent a traumatic experience that involved the death of the mater familias, Addie. Darl is the focus in the story; his demeanor and behavior ascribe him in the spotlight; his traumatic experience and schizophrenic condition make him unpopular in the family....

William Faulkner or with the full name, William Cuthbert Faulkner is an American novelist. He wrote As I lay Dying in 1930. It is told that the stream consciousness and the multiple narrations were used while it was being written. The plot of the book is: “The book is narrated by 15 different characters over...