A commentary on one of Darl's Sections of William Faulkners "As I Lay Dying"

        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 …

…and shows why they act like they do. This chapter is also important as it foreshadows on Jewel's situation, and on Addie's chapter. This chapter is important as it shows how the rivalry between Darl and Jewel came about. Faulkner uses Darl's empathy and intuition to subtly bring in this foreshadowing and the feelings between the brothers. NOTE: Received an A-, this class is equal to the American College Course of sophomore English/ World Literature.