Suffering. I strike. I can hear the stick striking; I can see it hitting their heads, the breast-yoke, missing altogether sometimes as they rear and plunge, but I am glad. "You kilt my maw!" The stick breaks, they rearing and snorting, their feet popping loud on the ground; loud because it is going to rain and the air is empty for the rain. (13 A year later, in 1930, Faulkner released As I Lay Dying. Famed Author. Faulkner became known for his faithful and accurate dictation of Southern speech. He also boldly illuminated social issues Addie Bundren. Addie is Anse's wife and mother to Cash, Darl, Jewel, Dewey Dell, and Vardaman (in that order). She narrates section 40, though she dies in Section 12. Before we start a character analysis here, we recommend going back and sloooowly reading Section 40 again. Most of the interesting stuff regarding Addie is revealed in those 10 The As I Lay Dying quotes below are all either spoken by Jewel or refer to Jewel. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one: ). 1. Darl Quotes As I Lay Dying Quotes Showing 61-90 of 207 "Cash I made it on the bevel. 1. There is more surface for the nails to grip. 2. There is twice the gripping-surface to each seam. 3. The water will have to seep into it on a slant. Water moves easiest up and down or straight across. 4. In a house people are upright two thirds of the time. Important Quotes. "The quilt is drawn up to her chin, hot as it is, with only her two hands and her face outside. She is propped on the pillow, with her head raised so she can see out the window, and we can hear him every time he takes up the adze or the saw. If we were deaf we could almost watch her face and hear him, see him.". This the title, As I Lay Dying, demonstrates Faulkner's eclectic tendency toward establishing the consciously plural pastiche genre2 built upon intertextuality or the co-presence of different texts within the borders of a single text. Accordingly, being constructed upon other texts, Faulkner's novel fits Roland Barthes definition of the Religion. Riches is nothing in the face of the Lord, for He can see into the heart. (2.5) Religion offers solace for the Bundrens. Now and then a fellow gets to thinking about it. Not often, though. Which is a good thing. For the Lord aimed for him to do and not to spend too much time thinking, because his brain it's like a piece of machinery In As I Lay Dying, the quest is pointless and destructive. In ancient Greece, people get what they deserve. Elpênor drank irresponsibly and so he died. In As I Lay Dying, divine justice couldn't be less just. Cash was mending a church as a volunteer when he fell and broke his leg. Whitfield, a cheating hypocrite, makes a safe and easy As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner 163,977 ratings, 3.72 average rating, 10,305 reviews As I Lay Dying Quotes Showing 1-30 of 207 "I feel like a wet seed wild in the hot blind earth." ― William Faulkner, As I Lay Dying 560 likes Like "He had a word, too. Love, he called it. But I had been used to words for a long time. AgWUi.