Anse Bundren

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Anse Bundren is the indolent, self-absorbed patriarch of the Bundren family in William Faulkner’s novel "As I Lay Dying."

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Anse Bundren canonical 13

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Predicate Object
instanceOf character in a novel
fictional character
literary character
patriarch
appearsIn As I Lay Dying
appearsInSetting Yoknapatawpha County
associatedWithTheme family obligation
poverty in the rural South
self-interest versus duty
characterTrait hypocritical
indolent
irresponsible
lazy
manipulative
self-absorbed
self-pitying
selfish
createdBy William Faulkner
createdInYear 1930
familyName Bundren
genre Southern Gothic
hasChildRelationType often neglectful father
hasMaritalRelationType unsympathetic husband
hasMotivation desire for new teeth
personal comfort
hasPhysicalCondition claims to have a bad back
hasRole father
husband
languageOfWork English
livesIn rural Mississippi
narratesIn As I Lay Dying
narrativeFunction source of dark humor
unreliable narrator
nationality American (fictional)
notableAction leads journey to bury Addie Bundren in Jefferson
remarries soon after Addie’s burial
occupation farmer
parentOf Cash Bundren
Darl Bundren
Dewey Dell Bundren
Jewel Bundren
Vardaman Bundren
relatedWork Yoknapatawpha saga
surface form: Yoknapatawpha County saga
spouseOf Addie Bundren
symbolizes moral decay
selfishness
workAuthorNationality American

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As I Lay Dying mainCharacter Anse Bundren
Jewel Bundren legalFather Anse Bundren
Bundren family patriarch Anse Bundren
Bundren family hasMember Anse Bundren
Addie Bundren spouse Anse Bundren
Cash Bundren hasFather Anse Bundren
Darl Bundren hasParent Anse Bundren
Dewey Dell Bundren childOf Anse Bundren
Vardaman Bundren hasFather Anse Bundren
Vernon Tull neighborOf Anse Bundren
Vernon Tull providesContrastWith Anse Bundren
Cora Tull moralStanceToward Anse Bundren