There is not much background about Anse's childhood or what it was like for him growing up but one can assume that his father and he share some similar traits. By the time he asked Addie to marry him, he was living on his own small farm alone.

Anse has a shy side to him. He drove past Addie's school teaching job several times before he got up the courage to talk to her. Apparently he went all out once he did get the courage and asked her to marry him the first time they ever spoke. He shied around this and did it subtly. When Addie asks him if he has any womenfolks, he says "That's what I came to see you abou

to help Anse Bundren out. He didn't even take his wife to Jefferson for the sole

The most self-centered thing that Anse does is remarry immediately. Addie wasn't even buried for a day before Anse found a new replacement for her. He doesn't even grieve. This proves that Anse Bundren is all words just as Addie said. If he meant that he loved her, he would have at least waited before remarrying. Anse is completely words which are not real to Addie.

When Anse was twenty three he got sick and passed out while sweating. Since then he has come to believe that if he ever sweats again he will die. So therefore, he gets by without doing any hard work. He NEVER sweats because that might be the death of him. His neighbors regard him as lazy, but Anse wouldn't even consider the possibility. All his friends say that they have been taking care of him and helping him out for years but Anse doesn't seem to notice. That is another aspect of Anse's personality. He is completely oblivious to other people and the way they feel.

reason that it was her dying wish. He wanted to get those teeth. I highly doubt Anse would have dragged a dead corpse around for two weeks or so if he'd had a full set of

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