Introduction

As I Lay staining has become one of William Faulkner's most well liked novels. At first put off by his controversial topics and confusing style, commentators and readers have come to appreciate the clear character in the novel, elusive tone, and complex narrative techniques.

As I Lay Dying memories of the death of Addie Bundren and the subsequent journey to bury her corpse in his family graveyard a few miles away.( Boxall 54) This disastrous and darkly humorous story is enriched by Faulkner's innovative narrative technique, narrative features fifteen characters, including a confused child and the dead woman, Addie. In addition, Faulkner mixes vernacular speech "stream-of-consciousness" passages to enhance this unique style statement.

Through his characters, Faulkner addresses topics that challenge stereotypical perceptions of poor Southerners. For example, the characters contemplate issues of love, death, identity, and the limits of language. Their activities and excursions draw vigilance to country life, class confrontations, and the repercussions of yearn and selfishness. Significantly, Faulkner explores the potent, complex workings of our minds. tough to categorize, As I Lay staining has supplied a paying, lighting, and, at times, unsettling experience for generations of readers.

The deepest American South, Addie Bundren lies on his deathbed. She is a powerful woman. Her family had gathered to watch her die. All except one: the outside, working with Addie's final ticks of the clock, his son, Cash, shows her coffin. When she finally dies, it falls to her family in the form of a stern, slow procession to his grave in Jefferson, which is many miles away summer. The following cargo wagon ruts worn and, with the death of their matriarch, it fixing 'to rain, members of the family is headed for a showdown.

Faulkner is the powerful force behind this work, and while the book cherishes the character, so too does it ...