Vardaman Bundren
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Vardaman Bundren is the youngest, emotionally troubled son in William Faulkner’s novel "As I Lay Dying," known for his fragmented, childlike perspective and the famous line “My mother is a fish.”
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vardaman Bundren canonical | 9 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
child character
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | As I Lay Dying ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
childhood perception of death
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family dysfunction ⓘ grief and mourning ⓘ psychological disorientation ⓘ |
| associatedWithLiteraryMovement | modernism ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
childlike
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confused ⓘ emotionally troubled ⓘ grief-stricken ⓘ imaginative ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United States (fictional setting) ⓘ |
| createdBy | William Faulkner ⓘ |
| experiencesEvent |
death of his mother
ⓘ
journey to Jefferson to bury Addie Bundren ⓘ |
| familyName | Bundren ⓘ |
| famousLine | My mother is a fish. ⓘ |
| givenName | Vardaman ⓘ |
| hasBrother |
Cash Bundren
ⓘ
Darl Bundren ⓘ Jewel Bundren ⓘ |
| hasFather | Anse Bundren ⓘ |
| hasMother | Addie Bundren ⓘ |
| hasSister | Dewey Dell Bundren ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | example of stream-of-consciousness narration in a child ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
unreliable narrator
ⓘ
viewpoint character ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | fragmented interior monologue ⓘ |
| positionInFamily | youngest child ⓘ |
| setIn |
Mississippi
ⓘ
Yoknapatawpha County ⓘ |
| symbolicAssociation | fish ⓘ |
| symbolicFunction | embodiment of fractured consciousness ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
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