As I Lay Dying Essays

College

As I Lay Dying

We typically think of death as a fixed state of being rather than as a continuum. Either a person is dead or alive; there is nothing in between. However, death may not be so clearly defined, particularly in literature. In his novel, As I Lay...

12th Grade

As I Lay Dying

The 1930’s novel by American writer William Faulkner constructs a tragedy out of a family journey to keep a promise and bury Addie, the matriarch of the Bundren family. From the trip, and more than 20 points of view Faulkner implements, the...