![]() We have previously seen that Anse is anxious to get to Jefferson to get his new teeth. By this point in the novel, the reader should begin to note that even among the bizarre Bundrens, Vardaman is a little different from the others.Įven though this section is narrated by Vardaman, another motif is introduced. ![]() But already Faulkner has been preparing the reader for the shocking revelation. Through these associations and others, Vardaman is gradually confusing his dead mother with the dead fish that he caught that afternoon. The concept of death leaves him confused as to the nature of reality and thus causes some of his vague and strange statements and acts.Īll of these remembrances are Faulkner's preparations for presenting Vardaman's confused mind. Vardaman's recollection of his rabbits, his dead fish, and his being once trapped in a crib occurs simultaneously with his inability to accept his mother's death as a physical reality. ![]() Section 15, narrated by Vardaman, begins to juxtapose various animals and their breathing.
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