hhays
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Post by hhays on Oct 12, 2011 19:02:31 GMT -5
I've been noticing a lot of sulfurous and religious mentions in the text. I am almost lead to believe that the hill is the Bundrens' own personal hell. Anse is always talking about how God did not make humans to move but to stay put and mentions the image of a snake. Jewel is also described as a snake when he is breaking the horse. I may be winging it but this could be the reason that Addie wanted to die.
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Post by timlehms on Oct 12, 2011 19:29:24 GMT -5
I understand where you're coming from with the religious references. My question is where does it say that Addie wanted to die? From my understanding Addie seems to not way in on her own state of being, while almost every other character makes some kind of commentary on it at one point in the first two readings we've done. Are these other characters point of views supposed to be interpreted as Addie's own position as she is too weak to give a commentary on her upcoming death or does the book just not allow the reader to hear her point of view?
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Post by mmazzucco9 on Oct 12, 2011 19:35:23 GMT -5
Tim, I think the book just does not give us any insight into Addie's actual point of view. I feel as if we know various things about her like Jewel was her favorite child, but otherwise it stands to reason that we do not know much else about her views. I think this could be because Faulkner is utilizing her move to death and eventual death in order to discuss the rest of the Bundrens. Possibly he has plans to reveal her pov, but I doubt it. She appears to be more of a jumping off point in order to discuss the other characters.
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Post by kkudlick9 on Oct 13, 2011 5:54:09 GMT -5
I agree that the hill is portrayed as a sort of hell for the majority of the characters. Addie doesn't directly say that she wanted to die, but it is clear that she does not want to be on that hill, because she asked to be buried with her family (parents or siblings) instead of with her husband, sons and daughter. To me this insinuates that she was not happy on that hill, or at least what the Bundrens have made of it.
All of the characters seem to want to get away from the hill except Jewel. He says he wants it to "just be me and her on a high hill and me rolling the rocks down the hill at their faces". This could have something to do with their abusive/loving relationship but does anyone else have any ideas?
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