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As I Lay Dying: Styles Used By William Faulkner - Term Papers

As I Lay Dying: Styles Used By William Faulkner

-Darl's Section (p.128)
Most authors have certain styles that result in bringing across
certain ideas. In As I Lay Dying, William Faulkner uses a subtle and
discreet narrative manner to bring forth important pieces of information
that adds to the story, and important themes. In one of the chapters
narrated by Darl, this is shown very well In this chapter Darl uses a
flashback to let us get a more in-depth look at the Bundren family; to let
us see why it is so "dysfunctional." In this chapter we learn more about
the relationships within the family, and more about Addie, about whom we
previously have not learned much. We see how keen Darl's sense of intuition
is, and we learn an important ...

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has been working
really hard, and it is Anse who is lazy. Furthering on Jewel and Anse's
relationship, I feel that it is fairly evident that Jewel knows that Anse
is not his father. This is illustrated in the following section on page
136: "Jewel looked at Pa, his eyes paler than ever. 'He won't never eat a
mouthful of yours' he said. 'Not a mouthful. I'll kill him first. Don't you
never think it. Don't you never.' "The antagonism Jewel holds toward Anse
is enormous, and this scene intensifies it showing that Jewel knows the
truth or at least has a fair idea. We also see that Darl knows, and how he
knows. At the end of the chapter, he sees his mother crying over Jewel when
he is sleeping. He could see her anguish and almost feel it. His empathy
and intuition led him to discovering the truth, and he also confirms his
knowledge of Dewey Dell's pregnancy. We see the strength of his intuition
and how it affects the rest of the family. The fact that Darl knows
probably heightens the ...

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Added: 1/4/2008 09:34:43 PM
Category: Book Reports
Type: Free Paper
Words: 734
Pages: 3

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