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__​As I Lay Dying__ By: William Faulkner

As the story begins Darl and Jewel are coming up from the field to their home. This is all taking place out in the country and they travel to Mississippi. Before this novel began, the mother of the Burden family, Addie, has became aware that her time to die is coming. Addie, though, will decide when it's her time to die. She wants to die over with her dead family in Mississippi. Since that has to happen, the whole family has to do whatever they can to get her there. All day everyone does things for Addie. Dewey Dell constantly fans her as she lays in bed and does nothing including speaking. Anse is always looking for the right time to start transporting his wife. Cash works on making the coffin from sun up to sun down. Everyone all over the town can hear him slaying away. The authors of this story are all of the characters which is the whole Burden family. The authors hold your interest because they give you specific details about what exactly happens to them. I chose to read this novel because I thought it sounded interesting to hear all the sides of the story. Before you read this novel you should know that Addie is the mother who lies in the bed waiting for her time to come. Also note that everyone who is telling the story is part of the Burden family. So far this novel is interesting and has a good way of describing the characters.