as i lay dying
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Addie and Anse Relationship
As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner consists of strange settings throughout the story. One of the most awkward settings in the book is the relationship between husband and wife that occurs between Anse and Addie Bundren. In the beginning of the novel, the reader sees a wife on her deathbed and a caring husband who wants to make everything better for his wife by making her wish come true. This was just a masking technique Faulkner used to give us, the reader; the wrong impression on how things were ran in their household.
The novel opens with Addie Bundren who we find out is dying. She tells her husband she wants to be buried in Jefferson, and as a normal loyal husband would do; Anse felt it was his duty to fulfill his wife's request. In reality, Anse is a poor farmer with five children to take care of. We tend to feel sorry for him because of his laziness and his urge to talk about two measly topics, a farmer's life and complete nonsense. His character seems weak and yet, he makes the major decisions around the house.
Addie worked as a schoolteacher before getting married to Anse...