Casey

As I Lay Dying

Response # 1 Darl's Diary Response to Dewey Dell pages 26-28

Dear Diary, I really want to rub it in my sister Dewey's face that I know her secret. It's a big secret too, a HUGE secret. I found out that she's pregnant. I found out just by observing her for the past couple of weeks. I could tell she was hiding something from everyone. It's really no big surprise to me, seeing as she never wears any decent clothes. I'm so smart, I totally saw it coming. The only thing I'm trying to figure out though is who the daddy is. She hangs out with so many guys that it could be anybody. Maybe it's that red-head boy who lives 2 miles away? Or maybe it's the Smith boy. Or maybe...no, it couldn't be Lafe. Then again, she would give herself up to anybody, even to the hired help. That poor naive girl. It's a case I will have to investigate furthur. I wonder what our dear mother would think of the whole situation, finding out that her one and only precious daughter is a tramp. It would break her frail, dying heart. I feel bad for her, but not too bad. I could get some blackmail out of this whole thing...

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Response # 2



This picture represents young, (or disabled) Vardaman's mind. He has decided that his mother is a fish, because the fish has died, and his mother has died, so therefore, she is a fish. It can be seen as a complicated process, or an immature thought. The picture is very innocent, like his young mind.

Response #3

Jewel pg 14-15

Why can't he build the coffin somewhere distant, Why does he have to be so persistent? Outside her window, without a fit, She hears her coffin made, bit by bit.

That anze just has to go One lick less. Just so he can try and impress. And the people that are just passing by, Say, "What a great Carpendar, my oh my!"

And why won't anyone else talk to Cash? Why must i alone have to deal with this trash? There's Darl, Dewey Dell, little Vardemen, and her husband, Anse, Not one of them will take a darn stance!

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Response #4 Cora pgs. 21-25

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 * Revision note after class discussion: I now believe that this is perhaps the relationship between Darl and his mother from an outside perspective, but really, I think Darl doesn't love any member of his family. I do think that he will miss Addie terribly, simply because she is the only intelligent (or sane) one in the family besides himself. To Cora, his emotion towards Addie's death may come off as love, but I see it more as him thinking, "What a shame, now look at what I have to put up with all by myself." He is still greiving but in a different way.

Response # 5

Darl Extended Response pgs. 39-40

"You know she's going to die, right?" Yes, I know this bothers Jewel. But it's going to happen, any moment now. We all know it. God, I'm going to miss that woman, despite the fact that she didn't even know i exsist. And if I have to greive the loss of a decent woman, then Jewel has to suffer as well, the big stupid guy. "You want her to die, so you can go to town, right?" That stupid Dewey Dell wants my mother to die. I know what she wants. She wants to go to town. Why you may ask? I'm almost positive that she wants to get an abortion. Everyone has a reason for going to town, and it all relies on taking Addie to her hometown. I wish everyone would just mourn the loss of a family member, like normal people, instead of being stupid pigs, only doing a good deed for their own little selfish needs. I'm going to miss the dear old woman. I'm the only decent person in this family now. They are too selfish to even care. I don't like my family! 

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Response # 6 Vardaman pgs. 100-102



This collage once again represents Vardaman's mind. I prefer to use the artistic responses for Vardaman's chapters. This shows how jumbled all of the thoughts are in his head, and how he tries to make sense of everything that's going on in his life. He knows bits and pieces of what's going on, but it's hard for him to piece everything together.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">Response #7

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Addie's Response to Anse pg. 110-111

My dear, sweet, loving, husband Anse. I just adore him. That was sarcastic if you didn't catch that. Yes, he's fulfilling my dying wish of being buried in my hometown, but not because he cares, the selfish man. He would never have bothered to take me to my hometown if it weren't for one thing. He's just a lazy, good-for-nothing man. He won't do anything that requires even the slightest bit of effort, except if it majorly benefits him, and only him. Why did I marry him again? I know what he wants, he wants those darn teeth! That's whats making him take my coffin across the country! At least he's doing what I asked, but I know it's not for me, his dear wife, and that makes me so angry! Well, I've taught him a lesson! I planned this death so he would have to take my dead body to my hometown. I was afraid he wasn't going to do it, but I knew the teeth is what would lure him into doing the deed. I could have easily gone down there before I passed away, but no! I wouldn't do anything to help Anse, not after all he's put me through my whole life! I was tired of the way he treated me! Well look at me now! I'm peaceful and dead, and you have to hull me a long distance, and there's nothin' you can do about it! Ha!

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<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">Response #8 <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Addie pgs. 169-176 <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">Response # 9 <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Darl extended response pgs. 253-254

"yes yes yes yes yes." My plan is working! I know this was concocted a bit spur of the moment, and it may not be the best plan in the world, but let me tell you, anything is better than staying with this family. Oh! "yes yes yes yes yes." Phew. They almost caught me there. Just keep up the act Darl, and you'll be away from these idiots soon enough. As long as you keep acting like poor, pathetic, Vardaman, you may succeed in escaping from this awful trip. Ah ha! They're putting me (I mean Darl) on the train! "yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes." Darl is getting on the train. Darl will be free of this nonsense once and for all....

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<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">Response #10 <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Wordle Dewey Dell pgs. 255-257

<a href="http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/1508923/end_chapter" title="Wordle: end chapter"><img src="http://www.wordle.net/thumb/wrdl/1508923/end_chapter" alt="Wordle: end chapter" style="padding:4px;border:1px solid #ddd"></a>

This represents Dewey Dell's chapter, but I think most of the words have to do with Anse. They are adjectives describing his horrid personality and personality traits. It includes words about what's going on in the chapter, but it mostly includes words describing Anse.


 * I unfortuneately could not take a picture of the Wordle on my PC, so I apologize for the lack of cleanliness on the page.