As I Lay Dying analysis

In the first reading of As I Lay Dying, the characters seem to be temporarily lonely and separated from their loved ones. However, upon reading the novel a second time, I realized that their isolation from each other is permanent and their loneliness is more like a disease. I do not believe that Faulkner meant for the reader to sympathize with any of the characters and, when distracted by the sometimes unclear plot, I did …

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