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Anse And Dewey Dell's True Identity In As I Lay Dying

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There are many good and bad attractions a human can have. Being selfish is definitely a horrible quality to possess. As a human not having consideration for the feelings of other people around you is troubling. In the novel, As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner, Anse and Dewey Dell’s true identity is finally revealed after a mournful death in the Burden household. Focusing on their mother/wife's final wish, to get buried in Jefferson, was not their main concern. Getting Addie to Jefferson was important, but only for their own individual reasons. Anse being the main “man” of the Burden household wasn’t acting like the responsible adult that he should have been during this tragic event. While Dewey Dell hides many things from the rest of her family, …show more content…

They do hard labor and take care of their wife and their kids. Anse was clearly not the ideal father. He made the bold decision of having his two boys go make money for him. At this point, Anse is quite aware that Addie's time's almost up. There was a possibility for him to make some money and he wasn't about to miss that opportunity no matter the situation. There was some money owed after Peabody(the doctor) paid his visit. Of course Anse was very angry.Anse said, “And now I got to pay for it, me without a tooth in my head…”(Faulkner 37) His teeth were more of a priority. Instead of using the money on his dying wife or his children he was much more concerned about his appearance over his …show more content…

She was carrying a baby and it was obvious she didn't want to keep it. There was no way she was going to get an abortion where she was located so she knew she had to get to Jefferson, and the only other person to know about this situation was Dewey Dell's older brother Darl. Eventually he threw at her, “ You want her to die so you can get to town; is that it?...The reason you will not say it is, when you say it, even to yourself, you will know it is true; is that it? But you know it is true now.”(Faulkner 40) It was then very apparent what her intentions were and how her mother's burial wasn't even crossing her mind at this

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