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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• Grade Level: High School