Vardaman Bundren
Vardaman famously says, “My mother is a __________.”
What is fish?
Jewel is the only child Addie had with this man.
Who is Reverend Whitfield?
Anse believes this is why he can't sweat.
What is because it would kill him?
Darl is known for his unusual ability to do this.
What is know things without being told (almost psychic)?
This is what Addie asked Anse to do after her death.
What is bury her in Jefferson?
Vardaman struggles to understand this concept.
What is death?
Jewel has a special bond with this animal.
What is his horse?
Anse uses the trip to Jefferson to acquire this for himself.
What is a new set of teeth (and later, a new wife)?
Darl sets fire to this object in an attempt to end the journey.
What is the coffin/barn?
Addie once claimed this was the only time she felt truly alive.
What is when she was whipping children as a schoolteacher?
Vardaman drills holes into this.
What is his mother’s coffin?
Jewel rescues the coffin from this.
What is the fire (in the barn)?
Anse is criticized for this trait above all.
What is his laziness/selfishness?
Darl is eventually taken here by force.
What is a mental institution/asylum?
Addie has a secret affair with this character.
Who is Reverend Whitfield?
Vardaman blames this for his mother’s death.
What is the doctor or the fish?
Jewel’s personality is best described as __________.
What is impulsive or fiercely independent?
Anse manipulates his children by using this excuse.
What is fulfilling Addie's dying wish?
Darl is considered the most __________ narrator in the novel.
What is insightful (or unreliable, depending on interpretation)?
Addie views this word as meaningless, revealing her nihilistic outlook
What is "love"?
Vardaman represents this theme in the novel.
What is innocence/confusion of childhood or fragmented consciousness?
Jewel shows love through actions rather than this.
What is words/emotions?
Anse ends the book with this shocking act.
What is marrying a new woman immediately after Addie’s burial?
Darl laughs maniacally as this happens.
What is when he’s being taken away by men in a train?
Addie's thoughts are revealed in this unusual narrative technique.
What is a posthumous monologue (stream-of-consciousness after death)?