Along the way, the 15 different narrators describe events, what led them there, and what personal issues they’re dealing with.
It follows the Bundren family as they bring their mother’s corpse to Jefferson, the town she wished to be buried.
‘ As I Lay Dying‘ is a classic American novel that’s set in Mississippi, specifically Yoknapatawpha County, close to where the author grew up. There is no single protagonist or antagonist in the novel, adding to the book’s experimental feel. The book focuses on one family, their personal struggles, their relationships with the matriarch of the family (Addie Bundren), and their issues with one another. The novel uses 15 different narrators, something that can make it confusing to read for new readers who have never experienced it before. ‘ As I Lay Dying‘ was published in 1930 and is famously experimental.
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