As I Lay Dying

Conflict 

(Internal, External, Rising, Falling, Resolution) 

 

The Conflict in the book varies from differentiating circumstances. The first conflict we come across is that the matriarch, mother and wife of the Bundren family is unfortuantley on her death bed, expecting to die at any moment. While waiting on the arrival of her death to come her family prepares. Her son builds her coffin and they have a memorial service there after. The rising conflict comes in by the plans to bury Addie. Addie wants to be buried in Jefferson City which is some 90 miles away from the Bundren's place of residence. 

On the way through their jounrye several things happen. Thus leading to more small problems. The book "As I Lay Dying" has no resolution. The book ends by Anse Bundren digging his wife's grave with a shovel loned by a local farm lady. She catches his attention and he asks her hand in marriage.

 

 

Man v. Nature: The Bundren family battle flooding, tornadoes and dangerous waterways on the way to Jefferson City. 

Man v. Self: The Bundren family battles theirselves on a daily basis because they are such screwed up people. They have psychological issues deeply rooted in their DNA. 

Man v. Man: When eldest son Cash burns the farmer house down on the second night during their journey to Jefferson City this cause conflict with the family. Cash does this to stop the smell of his mother's rotting corps. However, Jewel (the bastard child) saves his mother.