as i lay dying

“Do you want us to go or not?” (pg 19). When I first read this line, I felt that there was more to this man than meets the eye. I do not know if it was just me jumping to conclusions, but I got the feeling that there was something wrong with this statement. It was as if the only reason they actually said it was because it was not going to happen. Is this Faulkner’…

…Was he hiding everything inside and was allowing it to build up and explode afterwards or was working on the wagon Jewel’s way of dealing with the death. Overall, I found the whole story of the novel tells the meaning of staying close with your family. It shows how you need to stick by your family through good times and bad, through sickness and in health no matter what may or may not happen.