Theme Descriptions of As I Lay Dying William Faulkner portrays all of his themes in the actual human drama of the South, where William Faulkner grew up. ... In As I Lay Dying, William Faulkner explores the impermanence of existence and identity. ... (Magill Book Review) One of the most important main characters in the novel was Addie, who is the mother and central character in As I Lay Dying. ... At that moment when Addie dies, she has finally achieved the wholistic aspect of Self. ... God, I believe in God." ...

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This paper explores how Faulkner employs the minor character Whitfield in As I Lay Dying to belittle simplistic Christianity. ... Whitfield claims repentance: "all that night I wrestled with Satan, and I emerged victorious. ... Whitfield is crossing the river because, yes, he does not want Addie to tell of their fornication, but he also desires to make things right with her family before she dies: "I would say to her husband: "Anse, I have sinned. ... A single minor character like Reverend Whitfield has much to reveal about William Faulkner's As I Lay Dying. ... Working toward a full u...

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Ironies of the Bundren Journey As I Lay Dying, by William Faulkner, is a novel set in the rural Mississippi county of Yoknapatawpha in the early 1900's. ... In conclusion, As I Lay Dying would not be the novel it is today without its portrayal of the Bundren family's loyalty to one another, their misconceptions of true heroism and the irony of Darl realizing his true reality. Heroism, reality, and loyalty are three themes that William Faulkner continually uses throughout the novel. ... "As I Lay Dying Reconsidered." ... As I Lay Dying. ...

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His first book, The Marble Faun, a collection of poems, was published after the World War I while he was studying at the University of Mississippi (Scott-Kilvert, 192). ... He used this technique to dramatize the complexity of life and the difficulty of arriving at truth. " Reality and life weave together in one of Faulkner's many novels, As I Lay Dying. ... One of the themes in the novel acknowledges that all humans live in solitude and solidarity at the same time. ... According to Warren, "It is important, I think, that Faulkner's work be regarded not in terms of the South aga...

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