Perception and the Destruction of Being in "As I Lay Dying"

The article analyzes William Faulkner’s As I Lay Dying, focusing on the relationship between perception and being. It argues that Faulkner presents a world in which reality is not objective but shaped by each character’s subjective perception. The novel’s multi-perspective narrative structure exposes the breakdown between language, perception, and existence, especially through the character of Darl, whose heightened awareness ultimately leads to the disintegration of his self and being. The article interprets the novel as a key modernist work that questions the limits of language and the human capacity to grasp reality.

Loại tài liệu:

Article - Bài báo

Tác giả:

Pettey, Homer B.

Đề mục:

Literary criticism

Nhà xuất bản:

The Johns Hopkins University Press

Ngày xuất bản:

Fall 2003

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Định dạng:

pdf

Nguồn gốc:

The Faulkner Journal, Volume 19, Number 1, Fall 2003, Pages 27-46

Liên kết:

ISSN 0884-2949

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