EQ: What are some of the major themes in the novel?
HANDOUT: Shmoop Themes and Questions
ACTIVITY: Small group discussion and whole class share out of 3 of the themes (MORTALITY, FAMILY, SUFFERINGING)
Cite text evidence for claims!
As
I Lay Dying suggests that dying is a relief from the suffering of life.
Religious characters in the novel believe that, because death is a
reward, it provides the motivation to live one’s...
Family
Family
is not a pleasant topic in As I Lay Dying. Poor or no communication
creates intense barriers of misunderstanding and resentment between
family members, but particularly siblings who are riva...
Suffering
Suffering
is very much a part of every day life in As I Lay Dying. The novel
tells the story of a poverty-stricken family traveling to bury their
mother during the 1920s in Mississippi. Times are t...
Women and Femininity
Women
have it rough in As I Lay Dying. Their basic role in life is to have
babies, which makes it difficult to establish a personal and individual
identity, at least for one woman in particular. Th...
Religion
Religion
is in many ways mocked by As I Lay Dying. The story is an ironic twist
of the classic quest – a journey without a purpose, confession without
redemption. Divine justice is never just...
Duty
As
I Lay Dying explores obligation to the family as well as to honor and
principles. But the story’s principle plot line – a family’s lengthy
journey to town from the country R...
Versions of Reality
As
I Lay Dying is written in multiple first-person narratives. Every new
section is a new version of reality, particularly noticeable when the
narratives overlap and cover the same event two differ...
Poverty
As
I Lay Dying tells the story of a poverty-stricken family experiencing
disaster after disaster in Mississippi in the 1920s. Every incident is
made worse by the fact that they have no money. Many...
HOMEWORK: Read to pg. 140 and study vocabulary (see prevous post)
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