Olivia

= Olivia's Digital Journal = William Faulkner As I Lay Dying  Extended Response: Dewey Dell [Pages 26-28]


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​ I know he knows. I know for sure that Darl knows about me. I saw him watching me with an eagle eye. What will I do if he tells Pa? Now he comes into Ma's room and stands at the door watching her. What if he tells her? I need to get out of here and go to town. I need to get to town before Darl tells Pa. I think I need to get an abortion. My family will never look at me the same if they knew. Darl better not tell Pa. Darl tells me he's taking Jewel to town even though he knows Ma is going to die. I need to go to town. I need an abortion. Darl better not tell Pa.

​ Diary Entry Response: Anse's Response to Peabody [Pages 41-46] ​ [|www.flickr.com] Dear Diary, I figured it was finally time to call Peabody down. One of our town's doctors. I really need to get to town to get my new teeth, so maybe Addie will start to realize she is close to dying. When I first see Peabody down at the bottom of our hill, he seems a little annoyed with me. I know he thinks I should have called him sooner but everything is under control. Dewey Dell is always with her, Cash is still buidling her coffin, and Darl and Jewel are going to make us three dollars. It was never necessary for him to come down. Peabody seemed offended when I asked him if he told Addie her condtion. He was shocked as to why I would even ask, but I think she should know. I knew Addie didn't want him there but since he had already taken the time to come I told her he was staying. Addie wanted him out though so he left the room for a little. She continued to call Cash's name. I wonder if even this doctor can help my Addie.

Sincerely, Anse

Poem: Vardaman [Pages 53-57]

My mother is a fish I begin to cry I just killed the fish She begins to fly

The fish is not with me I don't know what to do I can't catch my mother My face is becoming blue

The birds are flying overhead They surround me like a torch I'm feeling overwhelmed I need to get off this porch

I jump down where the fish used to be Now it's only dust I think i kilt my mother My heart has lost it's lust I wrote this poem on my own. It shows how Vardaman feels about his mother. It's easy to see that he is very confused. In this section, Vardman is always comparing his mother to a fish. Since Vardaman killed the fish, he feels as though he contributed to the death of his mother. That was what I was trying to portray in my poem.

Blabberize: Addie's Section [Pages 169-176] media type="custom" key="5106053"[|www.apimages.com]

​Addie's Reaction to Peabody's Section [Pages 239-240] ​ [|www.flickr.com]

​ I always knew I liked Doctor Peabody. He always had the guts to tell people how it is. I might not have liked him when Anse called him to our house to check on me, but I sure liked him now. Even though I'm not physically with my family, I'm with them in spirit and I'm thrilled that Peabody is telling my husband how stupid he is. Let's first start with the fact that my husband could not even remember to bring his own spade to bury my body! He's too wrapped up with getting his stupid new teeth and forgot a tool as necessary as a spade to dig a hole for me! Next, he covered Cash's foot with concrete. I know I haven't always been the nicest to my children, but Cash worked hard on my coffin. He showed me anything I wanted to see and always gave everything he had without complaining. I do feel sorry he was the one who ended up getting hurt on my family's journey to bury me. I would have loved to see that pathetic excuse of a husband put a little effort into helping the family. Now my poor Cash is the one suffering. Peabody said it would have been better to saw his leg off than put concrete on it! But of course, Anse took the easy road out. He wanted to get me buried as quickly as he possibly could so he could get his teeth. I'm sorry your still stuck with him my poor Cash. As for Peabody, I'm glad you can tell my husband how stupid he is. Please fix Cash's leg. I want to see him walk again and not have him suffer for a stupid decision my husband made. I hope somebody can knock some sense and work ethic into him. Hopefully my children won't end up as pathetic as their father.

  News Article: Dar'ls Section [Pages 156-164]

 Wordle: Tull [Pages 152-155]

This wordle goes along with one of Tull's sections. It is the section where he is talking about what happened to the Bundren's while crossing the river. He talks about the people that were involved, the way they felt, and just about what was happening. This wordle shows the most important words I remember from this section. The ones that stood out to me the most were coffin, which was what they were carrying Addie in, and water because the water was very strong and caused them many problems.

Wordle Number 2: Darl [Pages 180-183] This second wordle I made was on Darl's section. He was talking about his stay at the Armstid's and what happened while they were there. From his point of view, Armstid seemed like he was very hospitable to the family. He gave them good advice. He also helped Cash when he was hurt and offered the family food. The words that stood out to me the most were Cash and stomach. This whole section, Cash is really hurting and for some time the family believed he was kicked in the stomach by a horse!

Blabberize Number 2: Armstid [Pages 184-193] media type="custom" key="5112135"

<span style="display: block; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 150%; text-align: center;">Poem Number Two: Addie's Section [Pages 169-176]

<span style="color: #ff00f4; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; text-align: center;">I don't like children Not at all I don't like my husband I'm about to fall

Children make me mad All they do is talk and yell I'm feeling very sad Get me out of this hell

My husband is pathetic He doesn't do a thing He thinks i'm energetic I shouldn't be wearing his ring

I had a child with another man Anse will never know I gave him two more children Now it's time to go This poem I wrote is about Addie's section. She opens up to readers and we find out a few things. She doesn't really like children at all, so it's ironic she's a school teacher and has so many kids. We also learn she doesn't like her husband. She thinks he's lazy and pathetic and really doesn't want to be married to him. We also find out that one of her children did not come from Anse but from another man. She felt bad so she had two more kids to make it up to Anse. My poem basically explains Addie's hatred for things, and her secrets are revealed.