Identity Crisis In the story As I Lay Dying, Faulkner introduces us to the Bundren family, a family of poor white farmers living in southern Yoknapatawpha County. Faulkner takes us on a journey to Jefferson were they are to fulfill there dead mother Addie’s wishes to be buried where her “people” were from, when she died. In the story Faulkner explores the mother relationship and how it can affect a child’s life long …showed first 75 words of 965 total…

…showed last 75 words of 965 total…about Addie’s wishes. Jewel on the other hand shared a close relationship with Addie, which explains his positive motivation during the trip. One similarity between Darl and Jewel was they both, out of the family, did not have ulterior motives for wanting to go on the long journey to Jefferson. Faulkner’s exploration of the mother relationship and its effect on a child’s life long identity is clearly shown by these two characters.