As I Lay Dying - Characters II

Question 1

anse

Answer 1

• very frustrating because he is lazy
• argues that men were not meant to move
• sends his children to do everything
• con man
• obsessed with going to jefferson to find another wife
• new wife
• rid darl
• dewey dell is stolen from and trapped
• cash breaks his leg
• darl goes crazy
• fmaily loses a horse, the farm
• never puts anyone before himself
• steals his kids’ money
• takes jewel’s horse
• takes dewey’s abortion money

Question 2

addie

Answer 2

• title refers to addie, because she is the one who lays dying
• hates children - even her own
• hates anse, hates words, and doesn’t give words power
• had jewel by having an affair with the minister
• novel, which is written in stream of consciousness, tells many points of views of addie
• a deep dynamic character

Question 3

toll

Answer 3

helpful guy who represents the Southern custom of helping the neighbor so much that you hurt the neighbor

Question 4

whitfield

Answer 4

• reverend who committed adultery with addie, but has no real guilt about it
• represents hypocrisy with the idea that he does not practice what he preaches

Question 5

answers

Answer 5

• anse didn’t have a family
• addie had a rather dark
• she married anse so she could care
• cash is a patient