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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 ...

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Added: 3/27/2008 10:02:53 PM
Category: Book Reports
Type: Free Paper
Words: 734
Pages: 3

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