Abstract
This paper outlines the ineffectual management of a family and impossibility of a stable, nuclear family while lacking bonds necessary for good relations such as love, loyalty and trust. The model family used to prove the thesis is the Bundren family from William Faulkner's "As I Lay Dying."

From the Paper
"There are several intangible bonds that hold a family together. These bonds - which range from loyalty to love - act as the glue that solidifies and maintains the complex structure of the people and emotions that partake in a family. In William Faulkner's As I Lay Dying, the Bundren Family lacks several of these essential ties. The mother does not love her children, the husband is selfish, the daughter is secretive, and the sons each have their own ulterior motives. Such characteristics make the existence of a functional family nearly impossible. As demonstrated in As I Lay Dying, upholding a cohesive household demands love, altruism, and honesty, without which a family cannot be properly maintained."

Tags:addie, anse, relationship, jewel, infidelity, instability, respect, cash, vardaman, darl

Abstract
The paper shows that the language that William Faulkner uses in his novel, "As I Lay Dying" is interesting. Through the specific use of accents and tone, we are able to see inside the troubled, humorous, and sometimes frightening minds of the characters.

From the Paper
"We are not invited into the action of this novel, we are not meant to be with them on their journey. We are not flies on the wall or have an insider that can lead us through the themes and actions. The language is personal; it is the words of those involved not separated in some way by narration. It is pure, true; the first words out of the minds of those affected and touched by what is going on. The novel is stripped of all impersonal language of someone not really there, someone affected but not naked, exposing raw emotion and truth."

Tags:Darl, Anse, narrator