In the novel As I Lay Dying, by William Faulkner, there are several instances in which a pleasurable comment or action that is witty or humorous is made by a character. However, there are also many occurrences when there is a deep sense of disquietude resulting from a character's words or dealings. Throughout the text, it is also not unusual for these two types of situations to occur as one, in a healthy confusion. This confusion may even be a mark of superior literature according to certain critics. First, let us examine a point in the story where there is a distinctive instance resulting in the reader's pleasure: "But it's not like they cost me anything except the baking." (p. 9) The previous excerpt is somewhat pleasurable, because Cora makes it a point to reinforce the fact that the cakes required no capital for their production. Although the statement's repetitiveness is somewhat annoying, it is rather humorous that she is so hung up on this fact. Even though there are......

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Title: As I Lay Dying
Approximate Word Count: 398
Approximate Pages: 2 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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