Several
literary devices are used in by . The most obvious is the titles , or
reference, to The Odyssey by Homer. The novels title alludes to Agamemnons
dying words, in which he tells Odysseus, "As I lay dying, the woman with the dog's eyes
would not close my eyes as I descended into Hades. The novel also contains several biblical
allusions, most evident in Cora Tulls narrative. She speaks often of doing her Christian duty,
she sings religious hymns as she and Vernon travel back and forth to the Bundrens house as Addie
is dying, and she views the Bundrens tribulations as the hand of the Lord . . . for Anse
Bundrens judgment and warning. Anse occasionally quotes the Bible and refers to biblical
principles, as well, but he does so to justify his selfish actions. God's will be done, he
says.
Faulkner also uses, another literary device, in an interesting way in
the novel. Clues to events that will occur later...
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