As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner follows the Bundren family on their arduous journey to fulfill their dying mother's wish: to be buried with her family. Faulkner utilizes fifteen narrators, including Vardaman, the confused child, Addie, the dying mother, and objective characters such as the Tull family, to recount the details of the family's
Anse Bundren. Anse is Addie's husband and father to Cash, Darl, Dewey Dell, and Vardaman. He narrates sections 9, 26, and 28. Anse is a lazy man. We know as much because most of his neighbors tell us so and because time and time again we see him acting this way. It is Cash and Jewel who almost drown in the river trying to get the wagon andSee a complete list of the characters in As I Lay Dying and in-depth analyses of Addie Bundren, Darl Bundren, Jewel Bundren, and more. Character List Addie Bundren Anse Bundren Darl Bundren Jewel Bundren Cash Bundren
The Coffin Symbol Analysis. The coffin symbolizes the sense of weight and lack of balance (literally and figuratively) that the Bundrens take on by carting Addie all the way to Jefferson to be buried. Throughout the novel, the coffin also serves to emphasize the absurdity of the Bundrens' journey and the questionable heroism of the family members.VS1U.