Abstract
The purpose of this study is to examine mother-son relationship in William Faulkner’s As I Lay Dying. Unlike other works that treat modern narrative techniques such as stream of consciousness or interior monologue, this novel focuses on the relationships among family members, especially a mother and her sons alongside the funeral journey. The rivalry between Darl and Jewel which recurs through the novel like an underground tremor is a rivalry in acknowledgment of sonship. Therefore it is Darl’s sense of being unwanted which drives him to his obsessive questionings and finally his collapse. On the other hand, Jewel confirms his love for Addie. But through more careful research, Jewel also wants to separate from mother unconsciously during the funeral journey. After all, Addie’s selection of her own children which partly comes from her hatred of Anse results in a tragic end for all the Bundren children mentally and physically.
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