As I Lay Dying
Introduction + Context
Plot Summary
Detailed Summary & Analysis
1. Darl
2. Cora
3. Darl
4. Jewel
5. Darl
6. Cora
7. Dewey Dell
8. Tull
9. Anse
10. Darl
11. Peabody
12. Darl
13. Vardaman
14. Dewey Dell
15. Vardaman
16. Tull
17. Darl
18. Cash
19. Vardaman
20. Tull
21. Darl
22. Cash
23. Darl
24. Vardaman
25. Darl
26. Anse
27. Darl
28. Anse
29. Samson
30. Dewey Dell
31. Tull
32. Darl
33. Tull
34. Darl
35. Vardaman
36. Tull
37. Darl
38. Cash
39. Cora
40. Addie
41. Whitfield
42. Darl
43. Armstid
44. Vardaman
45. Moseley
46. Darl
47. Vardaman
48. Darl
49. Vardaman
50. Darl
51. Vardaman
52. Darl
53. Cash
54. Peabody
55. MacGowan
56. Vardaman
57. Darl
58. Dewey Dell
59. Cash
Themes
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Self-Interest Versus Heroic Duty
Mortality and the Nature of Existence
Family, Birth, and Death
Religion and Faith
Language versus Action
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Characters
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Darl Bundren
Jewel
Cash Bundren
Dewey Dell Bundren
Vardaman Bundren
Anse Bundren
Addie Bundren
Lafe
Whitfield
Snopes
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The Coffin
Jewel's Horse
Fish
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Allusions
Anthropomorphism
Dialect
Dramatic Irony
Flashbacks
Frame Story
Genre
Hyperbole
Imagery
Irony
Metaphors
Mood
Personification
Setting
Similes
Situational Irony
Soliloquy
Stream of Consciousness
Style
Tone
Unreliable Narrator
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Introduction
Intro
Plot Summary
Plot
Summary & Analysis
1. Darl
2. Cora
3. Darl
4. Jewel
5. Darl
6. Cora
7. Dewey Dell
8. Tull
9. Anse
10. Darl
11. Peabody
12. Darl
13. Vardaman
14. Dewey Dell
15. Vardaman
16. Tull
17. Darl
18. Cash
19. Vardaman
20. Tull
21. Darl
22. Cash
23. Darl
24. Vardaman
25. Darl
26. Anse
27. Darl
28. Anse
29. Samson
30. Dewey Dell
31. Tull
32. Darl
33. Tull
34. Darl
35. Vardaman
36. Tull
37. Darl
38. Cash
39. Cora
40. Addie
41. Whitfield
42. Darl
43. Armstid
44. Vardaman
45. Moseley
46. Darl
47. Vardaman
48. Darl
49. Vardaman
50. Darl
51. Vardaman
52. Darl
53. Cash
54. Peabody
55. MacGowan
56. Vardaman
57. Darl
58. Dewey Dell
59. Cash
Themes
All Themes
Self-Interest Versus Heroic Duty
Mortality and the Nature of Existence
Family, Birth, and Death
Religion and Faith
Language versus Action
Quotes
Characters
All Characters
Darl Bundren
Jewel
Cash Bundren
Dewey Dell Bundren
Vardaman Bundren
Anse Bundren
Addie Bundren
Lafe
Whitfield
Snopes
Symbols
All Symbols
The Coffin
Jewel's Horse
Fish
Tools
Lit Devices
All Literary Devices
Allusions
Anthropomorphism
Dialect
Dramatic Irony
Flashbacks
Frame Story
Genre
Hyperbole
Imagery
Irony
Metaphors
Mood
Personification
Setting
Similes
Situational Irony
Soliloquy
Stream of Consciousness
Style
Tone
Unreliable Narrator
Theme Wheel
Theme Viz
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