Faulkner's choice of using streams of consciousness in "As I Lay Dying," tends to be confusing and complicated. It reveals the characters' feelings, thoughts, and actions in an associative, rather than logical sequence. "As I Lay Dying" is a whole-hearted monologue that lacks the unity, explicit cohesion, and selectivity of direct thought. An example of this would be the i

nstance in which Vardaman flips out over his mothers death, and his thoughts go on a wild rampage. This can be expressed when Vardaman says, "My mother is a fish." Faulkner continues to express his characters mainly through their own words rather than by using a third person point of view.

In all three of the stories the fact the Faulkner is from Mississippi shines out. This is easily perceived through the southern atmosphere, mood, and mostly by the language. In "Dilsey," this is very easily recognized, for example, Dilsey says, "Never you mind, I seed de beginnin, en now I sees de endin." Also the fact that many of the characters in his stories are black points towards a southern setting.

Faulkner takes another approach in his short story, "Dilsey." This story is much more realistic and down to earth but still very twisty. He uses a theme of personal

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