As I Lay Dying - Characters II Flashcards
1
Q
anse
A
- very frustrating because he is lazy
- argues that men were not meant to move
- sends his children to do everything
- con man
- obsessed with going to jefferson to find another wife
- new wife
- rid darl
- dewey dell is stolen from and trapped
- cash breaks his leg
- darl goes crazy
- fmaily loses a horse, the farm
- never puts anyone before himself
- steals his kids’ money
- takes jewel’s horse
- takes dewey’s abortion money
2
Q
addie
A
- title refers to addie, because she is the one who lays dying
- hates children - even her own
- hates anse, hates words, and doesn’t give words power
- had jewel by having an affair with the minister
- novel, which is written in stream of consciousness, tells many points of views of addie
- a deep dynamic character
3
Q
toll
A
helpful guy who represents the Southern custom of helping the neighbor so much that you hurt the neighbor
4
Q
whitfield
A
- reverend who committed adultery with addie, but has no real guilt about it
- represents hypocrisy with the idea that he does not practice what he preaches
5
Q
answers
A
- anse didn’t have a family
- addie had a rather dark
- she married anse so she could care
- cash is a patient
