On the surface the journey that the Bundrens take throughout the story to get their mom to the burial grounds where she wanted to be laid to rest turns out to have more negative outcomes than positive. Towards the end of the story the only character who actually gets something out of the journey is Anse. All of the other bundrens either get hurt or have to sacrifice something along the way. For instance one of the characters that ends up hurt is Cash. On their way to the burial sight where they wanted to take their mom they had some difficulty crossing the river. When they got there they realized the bridge wasn’t there due to the rain and the overflow. When the Bundrens tried to pass their wagon and horses across the river Cash ends
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He is the one who was pushing the Bundrens to get their mother Addie to where she wanted to get buried. In the story Cash is also seen making the coffin for their mother and takes full responsibility in doing so. Cash is faced with many obstacles when trying to fulfil his mother's wish but somehow is able to hold the family together and push through. A perfect example of where Cash shows his leadership is in the scene of the river. When the Bundrens arrive at the river they realize that the bridge to cross the river has been broken because of the overflowing water from the river. This is where Cash decides that some of the Bundrens should cross the river on the broken bridge while he takes the wagon with his mother across the river in the water. While doing this Cash ends up falling from the wagon and injuring himself. He ends up with a broken foot passed out on the side of the river. This is a perfect example of how Faulkner is able to show that people who try to do the greater good for the group of people can end up in worse conditions than how they started. Then the member of the Bundren Family who does the least in the quest Anse doesn’t want Cash to see a doctor when they have the opportunity to do so. This starts to foreshadow Anse’s selfishness. Cash in the eyes of many was just trying to fulfil what his mother wanted but ended up getting hurt in the end. Faulkner
He is the one who was pushing the Bundrens to get their mother Addie to where she wanted to get buried. In the story Cash is also seen making the coffin for their mother and takes full responsibility in doing so. Cash is faced with many obstacles when trying to fulfil his mother's wish but somehow is able to hold the family together and push through. A perfect example of where Cash shows his leadership is in the scene of the river. When the Bundrens arrive at the river they realize that the bridge to cross the river has been broken because of the overflowing water from the river. This is where Cash decides that some of the Bundrens should cross the river on the broken bridge while he takes the wagon with his mother across the river in the water. While doing this Cash ends up falling from the wagon and injuring himself. He ends up with a broken foot passed out on the side of the river. This is a perfect example of how Faulkner is able to show that people who try to do the greater good for the group of people can end up in worse conditions than how they started. Then the member of the Bundren Family who does the least in the quest Anse doesn’t want Cash to see a doctor when they have the opportunity to do so. This starts to foreshadow Anse’s selfishness. Cash in the eyes of many was just trying to fulfil what his mother wanted but ended up getting hurt in the end. Faulkner