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CliffsNotes on Faulkner's As I Lay Dying
The original CliffsNotes study guides offer expert commentary on major themes, plots, characters, literary devices, and historical background.CliffsNotes on As I Lay Dying takes you into the lives of not one, but several narrators in this novel about the value of life. The central problem of the novel involves the reasons for Addie’s request to be buried and why her family defies fire and water to fulfill it.
This study guide will guide you through the plot of the novel and through the process of analyzing each character’s problems and motivations. Other features that help you study include
Information on the life and background of William Faulkner
A character list to help clarify relationships among the many narrators
Analysis and commentary on each section of the book
Critical essays
In-depth character analyses
Review questions and suggested essay topics
Classic literature or modern modern-day treasure — you'll understand it all with expert information and insight from CliffsNotes study guides.
This study guide will guide you through the plot of the novel and through the process of analyzing each character’s problems and motivations. Other features that help you study include
Information on the life and background of William Faulkner
A character list to help clarify relationships among the many narrators
Analysis and commentary on each section of the book
Critical essays
In-depth character analyses
Review questions and suggested essay topics
Classic literature or modern modern-day treasure — you'll understand it all with expert information and insight from CliffsNotes study guides.
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74 pages, Paperback
First published March 13, 1964
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March 17, 2018
Cliffs Notes have a great reputation, but not all of them that I have read have been great. This one is. Now, it seems, I have to reread the book so I can check out the stuff I missed first time around.
June 26, 2011
Couldn't have made it through the actual book without this one.
January 5, 2019
I had to conduct a close reading of As I Lay Dying for one of the literature courses in my creative writing program. I had never read the book so I read this CliffsNotes version to help me see the different themes and to discover what made the book a classic.
This was an easy to understand, quick read, that helped me immensely. With all the reading required in a literature course and working full-time, it was nice to have a way to discover what to look for in the book itself.
The way I start any research is to Google the topic first to get a general idea - then I move on to other credible sources. This book was like Google for me. It is excellent for any student that needs more focus on Faulkner's book.
This was an easy to understand, quick read, that helped me immensely. With all the reading required in a literature course and working full-time, it was nice to have a way to discover what to look for in the book itself.
The way I start any research is to Google the topic first to get a general idea - then I move on to other credible sources. This book was like Google for me. It is excellent for any student that needs more focus on Faulkner's book.
April 10, 2011
Great companion to novel.
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