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As I Lay Dying

As I Lay Dying. Pages 85 through 179 Patrick Williams. Plot Summary. Darl’s memory of Jewel Crossing the river ford Addie’s story Not present. Character Names. Cash Carpenter, main money-maker Vardaman Named after Mississippi Governor James K. Vardaman Anse “Ass”.

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As I Lay Dying

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  1. As I Lay Dying Pages 85 through 179 Patrick Williams

  2. Plot Summary Darl’s memory of Jewel Crossing the river ford Addie’s story Not present

  3. Character Names • Cash • Carpenter, main money-maker • Vardaman • Named after Mississippi Governor James K. Vardaman • Anse • “Ass”

  4. Questioning the Morality of Religion • Cora, Addie, Whitfield • Action vs. Intention • The Bundrens • Personal intentions for journey • Sacrifice so much to get Addie to Jefferson • Whitfield • Admit sins • Addie already dead

  5. Conflicting Morality of Religion Cora “One breath you say they was daring the hand God to try it, and the next breath you jump on Anse because he wasn’t with them.” (153 Faulkner, Tull) “wanting me to kneel and pray too, because people to whom sin is just a matter of words, to them salvation is just words too.” (176 Faulkner, Addie)

  6. Questions How do the characters try to cope with their pain? Thought or words? How do they act? Who is more morally justified? The Bundrens who make sacrifices to get Addie's body to Jefferson, even though they may also have ulterior motives, or Whitfield who intends to admit his sins, but in the end does nothing? Cash's thoughts are never complete, but are there any subtle signs showing how Cash feels?

  7. Works Cited Faulkner, William. As I Laying Dying. Vintage Books, 1985. Print.

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