Within As I lay Dying, we are give multiple perspectives throughout the book, with multiple characters all influenced in varying degrees by the death of Addie Bundren. However, one of the most interesting and key characters is Dewey Dell. She is the only female family character left in the novel and not only does she take care of her mother while she is on her deathbed, she is also at her side when she passes away. Now that her mother is gone, Dewey Dell must take on all her mother's duties and responsibilities because she is now the woman of the house. Dewey Dell, just like the rest of her family, is going through the grieving process, but what makes it different and much more difficult for her is that she lost one of the few female role
