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"Through the use of many characters monologues the narrative point of view presents an objective view of what really happened."



This statement is not adequate in connection with William Faulkner's novel, As I Lay Dying. Though many points of view are expressed through the use of interior monologue, even when compiled, they cannot serve as an "objective" view of what really happened.



There are many monologues by many different people, often with opposing ideas and beliefs. Together the novel is a collection of half-truths, with each set of events shaped by what the current narrator believes is truth. To each individual what they say and think, they consider reality, however it is merely their perception of reality and consequently it is subjective. An instance of how an objective view cannot be formed from the collection of monologues is when Dewey Dell encounters Vardaman in the milking shed. " "You durn little sneak!" My hands shake him......

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