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=As I Lay Dying = Vardaman Response My mother is a fish. I am certain of it. I caught her last night and she tried to escape but I held on to her tight. Jewel seems to think she is a horse, and Daryl and the others won't mention her at all. I know I am right though. They have put her in a box and I worried because she couldn' t breathe. Last night though I done a good deed and went and drilled holes in the coffin so she could breathe. Sometimes they even try to cook her but I don't let them. I know she is alive and I continue to check on her in that box. Sometimes I hear the others talkin bout how they gonna take the box away, but I try to guard it.

Wordle for Anse These words all describe anse because he is cheap and mean and tries to take the kids money and all he thinks about is himself.

Cash's Diary Entry to Darl Dear Diary, I really can not believe she is gone. All my life I have had her with me and always she has taken care of me but now Addie is dead. I will just continue to cut the wood and try not to think 'bout it. Pa says we will bury her in Jefferson. I think he just wants to go there to get some things and he don't really care 'bout her. I truly am saddened by some of the things he does at times. I deeply loved her and all he cares 'bout is himself. The others just want to go there for things also. I am out cuttin wood everyday and deeply loved her. I feel as if the others have taken advantage of her.

Addie's Reaction to Anse pg 110-111 Anse Bundren why must you be so difficult? When I married you I thought you loved me. I thought you loved the kids. Yet right as I die u say to get dinner ready. Sometimes I wonder if you ever did love me. Why must you be so selfish? On the way to Jefferson I know what you was sayin. Always complainin 'bout the heat and how you are sweating. Yet here in the back lies your wifes body. So I have to wonder if you really want to bury me. Or are you goin there for other reasons. I hear you talking 'bout your teeth and that makes me wonder. Do you actually want this for me. Or is it all for you. Some of the kids are here just for themselves, I don't even like them anyways, but you, well I expected better out of you Anse Bundren. Someday you will die to and you will want to be buried not stuck in a coffin in the back of a wagon in this heat. Cant you find some compassion in you. You used to ride over just to see me. Now you could care less if I was dead, you just want your teeth. I am ashamed.

Wordle for Darl - Throughout the book Darl is portrayed as the strong one but in the end he snaps and is taken away.

media type="custom" key="5113035" Blabberize - for Anse pgs 110-111

Wordle for Vardaman - Throughout the book it remains a mystery whether Vardaman is really young or just retarded.

Wordle for Addie - In the early stages of the book Addie seems like a kind sweet old woman, but in her section she reveals her life was really very bad.

Poem This poem sums up Cash's feelings. As I sit and hold your hand, I think of how I became a man. It was your love that nourished me And made me what I chose to be. Now that you will soon be leaving, Know that I will spend a lifetime grieving; For you, my mother, gave to me A lifetime of love so naturally. Reflecting on memories of our past, The love you gave will always last. Always mindful of my needs, To succeed in life you planted seed. The hardest thing I'll ever do, Is to say goodbye when your life is through; For you have been my dearest friend, And it breaks my heart to see it end.