Darl Bundren
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Darl Bundren is a central, introspective and increasingly unstable member of the Bundren family in William Faulkner’s novel *As I Lay Dying*, known for his fragmented narration and eventual descent into madness.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Darl Bundren canonical | 11 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ novel character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | As I Lay Dying ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
alienated
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introspective ⓘ mentally unstable ⓘ perceptive ⓘ |
| consequence |
is committed to a mental institution
ⓘ
is declared insane ⓘ |
| createdBy | William Faulkner ⓘ |
| familyName | Bundren ⓘ |
| hasParent |
Addie Bundren
ⓘ
Anse Bundren ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| hasSibling |
Cash Bundren
ⓘ
Dewey Dell Bundren ⓘ Jewel Bundren ⓘ Vardaman Bundren ⓘ |
| knownFor |
descent into madness
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fragmented narration ⓘ stream-of-consciousness monologues ⓘ |
| languageStyle |
abstract
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highly poetic ⓘ |
| majorAction | attempts to burn down the barn containing Addie Bundren’s coffin ⓘ |
| memberOf | Bundren family ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
provides insight into other characters’ inner lives
ⓘ
questions the family’s journey to bury Addie ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
central character
ⓘ
primary narrator ⓘ unreliable narrator ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | American ⓘ |
| numberOfChaptersNarrated | 19 ⓘ |
| perception | seems to know events he did not witness directly ⓘ |
| publicationContext |
As I Lay Dying (1930)
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surface form:
As I Lay Dying (1930 novel)
|
| regionInFiction | Mississippi ⓘ |
| relationshipToAddieBundren | son ⓘ |
| relationshipToAnseBundren | son ⓘ |
| relationshipToJewelBundren | half-brother ⓘ |
| setting | Yoknapatawpha County ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
family disintegration
ⓘ
identity ⓘ isolation ⓘ madness ⓘ |
| timePeriodInFiction | early 20th century ⓘ |
| transportedTo | Jackson mental institution ⓘ |
| undergoes | psychological breakdown ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.