As I Lay Dying

William Faulkner's complex novel As I Lay Dying presents many different views and ideas. With the use of James Joyce's stream of consciousness technique, Faulkner allows his reader to presented with many sides to the story and participate in the events of the story without blanking making statements. In this beginning section Faulkner used two nonBundren characters Vernon and Cora Tull to add credibility to the story and observe the Bundrens. These characters also state …showed first 75 words of 971 total…

…showed last 75 words of 971 total…show how much Cash wants to please his mother in the only way he knows how in literal form. The coffin impending completion is used to symbolizes Addie's upcoming death. The other main symbol in this section was the presentation of the horse as Addie. Jewel uses his relationship with the horse to express his pent up feelings for Addie and her death and his only way to express those feelings is through violent actions.