Which character in Faulkner's As I Lay Dying uses the most imagery? Darl. An epithet is often: negative. The purpose of a parenthetical remark is to: give readers information that is extra or explanatory. What best describes Sullivan's overall tone toward Faulkner? respectfully judgemental. Section 15, narrated by Vardaman, begins to juxtapose various animals and their breathing. Vardaman's recollection of his rabbits, his dead fish, and his being once trapped in a crib occurs simultaneously with his inability to accept his mother's death as a physical reality. The concept of death leaves him confused as to the nature of reality "As I Lay Dying" is the fictional chronicle of Addie Bundren's death. The family undertakes a journey to bury her body. The novel is narrated with the shifting viewpoints of 15 characters, and made all the more vivid through Faulkner's use of the vernacular and stream-of-consciousness style. What's unique about William Faulkner's 'As I Lay Dying' is that there is no true protagonist. There are several characters, like Addie and Anse, that could be described as the novel's protagonists. Analysis: Segments 29-33. This section uses gestures, particularly looks, to chronicle the interactions between the different characters. The most obvious example occurs with Tull's arrival at the river's edge, where he finds himself being stared at in very different ways by the various Bundren children. In these stares, we find a Anse. father, marries a new wife after he buries his other one, poor farmer, he has ugly feet and a hunchback when he goes in town to burry his wife he wants a new set of teeth, can't sweat. Addie. Child with Whitfield, Jewel is her favorite child, she used to be a teacher, not religious, baker. Jewel. Whitfield and Addie's son, has very few A comprehensive list of characters in the novel As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner, with brief descriptions and roles. The list includes Addie Bundren, Anse Bundren, Cash, Darl, Jewel, Dewey Dell, Vardaman, Vernon Tull, Cora, Peabody, Samson, Armstid, Whitfield, Moseley and MacGowan. In William Faulkner's As I Lay Dying, the Bundren family goes on a long journey to Jefferson to bury their dead mother. Darl is the second oldest child, behind Cash, of Addie and Anse Bundren and the leading narrator throughout the novel. At the end of the journey he is sent to an insane asylum in Jackson, his family classified him as Published: Jun 29, 2018. William Faulkner's As I Lay Dying tells the story of the Bundren family when the matriarch of the family dies. Faulkner alternates perspectives between each member of the family and their neighbors. While most characters focus on their thoughts around Addie's death, Darl Bundren is more aware of his surroundings. Characters are not the strong suit here. These fol. Parents need to know that As I Lay Dying is an adaptation of William Faulkner's great 1930 novel, written, directed by, and starring James Franco. It contains some disturbing violence, notably a broken leg that turns gangrenous and must be sawed off (a little blood is shown). RPjWZ.