Faulkner portrays the behavioral unconsciousness of both siblings, Jewel and Darl, showing two very distinct reactions within each other, especially towards their mother’s death. When Addie died, Jewel was more attentive about the coffins structure and how well balanced it should have been. One of the main reasons why I think he focused so much on the coffin was because he wanted to satisfy Addie and take her body to the respected place she wanted to be at. While Jewel and his family were on his way to Jefferson they couldn’t cross over the bridge. He didn’t show much emotion, but “his eyes look[ed] like pieces of a broken plate” (126). Although Jewel didn’t show sympathy for his mother’s death, his actions and responses towards others demonstrated
