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As I Lay Dying: Styles Used By William Faulkner

Deborah Whelan

-Darl's Section (p.128)

Most authors have certain styles that result in bringing across certain
ideas. In As I Lay Dying, William Faulkner uses a subtle and discreet narrative
manner to bring forth important pieces of information that adds to the story,
and important themes. In one of the chapters narrated by Darl, this is shown
very well In this chapter Darl uses a flashback to let us get a more in-depth
look at the Bundren family; to let us see why it is so "dysfunctional." In this
chapter we learn more about the relationships within the family, and more about
Addie, about whom we previously have not learned much. We see how keen Darl's
sense of intuition is, and we learn an important family secret.
Darl is often used as an objective speaker, although he is indeed
involved with the situation he is speaking about. In this chapter he recalls
Jewel's purchase of his horse. This is a strong clue that Jewel is not......

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