In the novel As I Lay Dying, by William Faulkner, the main family structure is slowly crumbling. From even before the mother dies, the other family members began to struggle. They start losing their hope and their positions in the family dynamic. Many outside observers notice this, but one person particular connects with an upset family member. Tull's monologues help the reader gain an outside view on the family structure and the internal pressures specifically with his view on Vardaman. First we see Tull notice and important family structure dilemma. Tull states,
He dont look around. Vardaman comes back and picks up the fish. It slides out of his hands, smearing wet dirt onto him, and flops down, dirtying itself again, gapmouthed, goggle-eyed, hiding into the dust like it was ashamed of being dead, like it was in a hurry to get back hid again. Vardaman cusses it. He cusses it like a grown man, standing a-straddle of it. Anse dont look around(Faulkner25). …show more content…
Vardaman is clearly upset and his father ignores his son's distress and is not willing to comfort him. He refuses to even turn around and see what his son is complaining about. Vardaman has no one who can care for him or even raise him and tell him right from wrong. He is ignored by almost every member in the family and Tull notices this. Tull notices what even Anse, Vardaman's own father, is not able to notice. Vardaman is extremely frustrated and if it were not for Tull, the reader would not be able to see the extent of his sorrow and frustration. Tull's connection with Vardaman I think is based on pity. He feels bad that Vardaman has no one who cares about
He dont look around. Vardaman comes back and picks up the fish. It slides out of his hands, smearing wet dirt onto him, and flops down, dirtying itself again, gapmouthed, goggle-eyed, hiding into the dust like it was ashamed of being dead, like it was in a hurry to get back hid again. Vardaman cusses it. He cusses it like a grown man, standing a-straddle of it. Anse dont look around(Faulkner25). …show more content…
Vardaman is clearly upset and his father ignores his son's distress and is not willing to comfort him. He refuses to even turn around and see what his son is complaining about. Vardaman has no one who can care for him or even raise him and tell him right from wrong. He is ignored by almost every member in the family and Tull notices this. Tull notices what even Anse, Vardaman's own father, is not able to notice. Vardaman is extremely frustrated and if it were not for Tull, the reader would not be able to see the extent of his sorrow and frustration. Tull's connection with Vardaman I think is based on pity. He feels bad that Vardaman has no one who cares about