As I Lay Dying (Cliffs Notes) [Paperback]

James L. Roberts (Author)

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ISBN-10: 0822002108 | ISBN-13: 978-0822002109 | Publication Date: March 27, 1964 | Edition: Revised

The original CliffsNotes study guides offer expert commentary on major themes, plots, characters, literary devices, and historical background.

CliffsNotes on As I Lay Dying takes you into the lives of not one, but several narrators in this novel about the value of life. The central problem of the novel involves the reasons for Addie’s request to be buried and why her family defies fire and water to fulfill it.

This study guide will guide you through the plot of the novel and through the process of analyzing each character’s problems and motivations. Other features that help you study include

• Information on the life and background of William Faulkner
• A character list to help clarify relationships among the many narrators
• Analysis and commentary on each section of the book
• Critical essays
• In-depth character analyses
• Review questions and suggested essay topics

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Product Details

• Paperback: 72 pages
• Publisher: Cliffs Notes; Revised edition (March 27, 1964)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0822002108
• ISBN-13: 978-0822002109
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.5 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
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6 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great book. excellent mock quest, October 20, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: As I Lay Dying (Cliffs Notes) (Paperback)

i love this book and always will. Faulkner does a great job of letting each character's voice be heard seperately. The ending is the most surprising part. Admitidly it IS a little hard to get into at first, but if you stick to it, you will be greatly rewarded with a great story and a good book to recommend to friends.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars i enjoyed this book, December 2, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: As I Lay Dying (Cliffs Notes) (Paperback)

i love the way willian faulkner wrote this book,u get each characters own thoughts, and personal expierences of the adventure this family went through. In the begining of the book, i guess it was because theyre were so many diferent nerators, it was kind of confusing, and hard to get into. But as i progressed through the book i found myself not being able to put the book down in curiosity of what would lie before me in the folowing chapters. i dont read much but i enjoyed this book.

5.0 out of 5 stars Precursor to Jerry?, September 26, 2009

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S. Jones "result of "funkisms"" (Dublin GA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: As I Lay Dying (Cliffs Notes) (Paperback)

This was my first stab at Faulkner and I will admit in the beginning I thought I had made a terrible selection. The reading is a bit difficult, but that is one of the reasons I chose a Faulkner novel for a research paper. At first, I would find myself reading chapters 2 sometimes 3 times to grasp what was going on. However, after roughly the first 6 chapters I was able to embrace the style and roll with it. After I finished the novel, my honest to God first impression was, "This sounds like a Jerry Springer episode." Faulkner of course sitting in for Jerry as the grand orchestator with "The Bundrens" as his disfunctional guest family. Thus the title for my review precursor for Jerry. This novel was published in 1930 and even then we loved to read about disfunctional families.(someone elses of course) Overall excellent novel, Faulkner did not disappoint.