Overall, I found the whole story of the novel tells the meaning of staying close with your family. It shows how you need to stick by your family through good times and bad, through sickness and in health no matter what may or may not happen.

"Jewel, I say, she is dead, Jewel. Addie Bundren is dead." (Darl, pg. 51). I found this quote interesting because I found it surprising to learn that Jewel showed no reaction to the news that Addie was dead. I had gotten the impression that Jewel was Addie's favorite child and it seemed as if they had shared a special bond. I was almost certain that Jewel, of all people, would be grief-stricken when he learned of his mother's death. Maybe Jewel was in denial at that time. After all, it was showed tha

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Approximate Word count = 501
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)