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“As I Lay Dying” by William Faulkner it is a story about the Bundren family who struggles with the death of their mother Addie Bundren, and her wishes are to be taken back to Jackson, Mississippi to be buried there where her family is. The story relies heavily on what its characters say, and how they express themselves, how to explain their thoughts, motivations, and feelings. There is aninverse relationship between a characters physical distance from Addie, who dying and the emotional attachment that two sons have to Addie. Addie was a school teacher who dying from her painful past. She is the mother of to Darl, Jewel, Dewey Dell, Vardaman, and Cash. I will discuss the differences between two brothers Darl and Jewel two brothers who live in rival to obtain the love and affectionfrom their mother Addie. These two characters who care very deeply about their mother and both Darl and Jewel are not around when she dies. Both boys are constantly preoccupied with the loss of their mother than any of the other characters in the story. Darl mysteriously demonstrates how Addie’s death has affected him. On the other hand, Jewel’s behavior and feelings toward the death of hismother is more complex and somewhat puzzling as if though he has a bitterness and resentment toward Addie.
Darl is the second son born to Addie and Anse Bundren. He is defined by the people as strange and unsettling. He is a young boy who able to see and understand images that reveals about the lives of the people who are around him, like the time he guessed about his sister, Dewey Dell’s sexualfling with Lafe and how he knew Anse was not Jewel’s father, and how he could describe scenes and events which he has not witnessed yet of his mother’s death. Jewel is third child born to Addie and Rev. Whitefield. He is defined for his actions and his self being. Jewel is the spoiled child, who has no feelings or doubts about leaving his dying mother. He is known to be subjective andindependent, a man of action, who at times shows feelings of anger towards his family as though the world was unfair to him. Jewel was Addie’s favorite son and Darl new that his mother favored Jewel more than him. I myself am also the second child born to my mother and father just like Darl and my sister is third child born to mother and father just like Jewel. As sister we also have bit of arival, mostly my littler sister who at times life is unfair after my father’s death. She always attempted to compete with me for the love of my father, but unfortunately she suffered the most because I accepted my father death and was at peace with him even though I myself was hurting the loss of my father as well. I was also my father’s favorite daughter and both my sister knew it just like Jewelwas Addie’s.
Darl who is the interchangeable person in the story develops a level of consciousness and is able to understand the feelings of others. Darl talks to Anse about how he and Jewel well prepare to make a trip to unload lumber for Mr. Tull and they will earn three dollars. Anse is hesitant to let them go, as if he was worried that Addie might die while they are gone. Darl and Jewelwork together and go on the trip for Mr. Tull. As they return from unloading the lumber on the trip, the news given to Darl and Jewel, Addie as died. Darl enters the house and is touched by the emotion as he stands their and stares at his mother dead body with out saying a word. Daryl calls out Jewel’s name. Jewel expresses a forceful wish to be alone with Addie stareing at her dead body justlike Darl. Both Darl and Jewel are left speechless without words to say.
Darl is able to comprehend Jewel’s inexpressible love for Addie and realizes that the emotion and love that Jewel projects toward his horse are those feelings toward his mother. Darl then accuses Jewel that the horse is his mother. Darl can not be upset for the death of his mother, as she is longer alive, but Jewel is...