Faulkner's As I Lay Dying: Form of a Funeral

Nobel Prize-winning author William Faulkner's Southern Gothic novel, As I Lay Dying, is the anchor text in a six-lesson unit module that examines Faulkner's place in American literary history. Learners research one aspect of Faulkner's life and the culture of the South, analyze his use of multiple Bundren family narrators, and write a detailed profile of one character. They identify and discuss the novel's imagery, symbols, and themes of hope and loss.