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Who are the members of the Bundren family in As I Lay Dying?
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William Faulkner
American novelist William Faulkner.
In the novel As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner, the Bundren family consists of the following members:1
- Addie Bundren: The family matriarch whose death and burial request drive the narrative.1
- Anse Bundren: Addieās husband, described as small-minded and ineffectual.1
- Cash, Darl, and Vardaman: The sons of Addie and Anse.1
- Dewey Dell: The daughter of Addie and Anse.1
- Jewel: Addieās favorite son, who is identified as illegitimate.1