It is written in 60 short sections and features a carpenter who is often read as a figure of balance.  Though helped at times by the kindness of strangers like Mr. Gillespie and Vernon Tull, others take advantage of the central group, such as the drugstore owner who tries to seduce the pregnant daughter.  Another child never speaks, and is revealed to be the product of an illegitimate affair between Whitfield, a preacher, and the matriarch of the family, whose wishes prompt the journey to Jefferson.  The novel ends with Anse marrying an ugly wife and Darl being taken to an insane asylum.  FTP,
It is written in 60 short sections and features a carpenter who is often read as a figure of balance.  Though helped at times by the kindness of strangers like Mr. Gillespie and Vernon Tull, others take advantage of the central group, such as the drugstore owner who tries to seduce the pregnant daughter.  Another child never speaks, and is revealed to be the product of an illegitimate affair between Whitfield, a preacher, and the matriarch of the family, whose wishes prompt the journey to Jefferson.  The novel ends with Anse marrying an ugly wife and Darl being taken to an insane asylum.  FTP, name this William Faulkner novel about Dewey Dell, Vardaman, Cash, Jewel, and their struggles with the corpse of their mother, Addie Bundren.
It is written in 60 short sections and features a carpenter who is often read as a figure of balance.  
As I Lay Dying