# As I Lay Dying — Character guide

> Key figures in As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner.

- [Darl Bundren](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/as_i_lay_dying_se/characters/darl_bundren.md): Second son of Anse Bundren, introspective and often narrates the journey.
- [Jewel Bundren](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/as_i_lay_dying_se/characters/jewel_bundren.md): Addie's favorite son, fiercely protective and impulsive.
- [Cash Bundren](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/as_i_lay_dying_se/characters/cash_bundren.md): Eldest son, a skilled carpenter focused on building Addie's coffin.
- [Anse Bundren](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/as_i_lay_dying_se/characters/anse_bundren.md): Patriarch of the Bundren family, determined to bury his wife in Jefferson.
- [Addie Bundren](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/as_i_lay_dying_se/characters/addie_bundren.md): Deceased matriarch whose body is transported to Jefferson for burial.
- [Dewey Dell Bundren](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/as_i_lay_dying_se/characters/dewey_dell_bundren.md): Only daughter of the Bundrens, secretly pregnant and seeking an abortion.
- [Vardaman Bundren](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/as_i_lay_dying_se/characters/vardaman_bundren.md): Youngest Bundren child, confused by his mother's death.
- [Vernon Tull](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/as_i_lay_dying_se/characters/vernon_tull.md): Neighbor and friend of the Bundrens, often helps with the journey.
- [Cora Tull](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/as_i_lay_dying_se/characters/cora_tull.md): Vernon's wife, a pious and gossipy neighbor.
- [Peabody](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/as_i_lay_dying_se/characters/peabody.md): The local doctor who attends Addie on her deathbed.
- [Moseley](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/as_i_lay_dying_se/characters/moseley.md): A drugstore clerk in Mottson who refuses to help Dewey Dell.
- [Armstid](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/as_i_lay_dying_se/characters/armstid.md): Farmer who shelters the Bundrens overnight during the journey.
- [Samson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/as_i_lay_dying_se/characters/samson.md): Farmer who briefly hosts the Bundrens and observes their odd behavior.
- [Whitfield](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/as_i_lay_dying_se/characters/whitfield.md): Minister and Addie's former lover, ridden with guilt.
- [Lafe](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/as_i_lay_dying_se/characters/lafe.md): Man who impregnated Dewey Dell, mentioned but not seen on page.
- [Gillespie](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/as_i_lay_dying_se/characters/gillespie.md): Farmer whose barn burns down during the Bundrens' stop.
- [MacGowan](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/as_i_lay_dying_se/characters/macgowan.md): Drugstore clerk in Jefferson who takes advantage of Dewey Dell.
- [Quick](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/as_i_lay_dying_se/characters/quick.md): Neighbor who helps with the Bundrens' journey.
- [Rachel](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/as_i_lay_dying_se/characters/rachel.md): Samson's wife, distressed by the Bundrens' treatment of Addie's body.
- [Uncle Billy](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/as_i_lay_dying_se/characters/uncle_billy.md): An old man encountered during the journey.
- [Kate](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/as_i_lay_dying_se/characters/kate.md): Cora Tull's daughter, helps with household tasks.
- [Eula](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/as_i_lay_dying_se/characters/eula.md): A woman mentioned in passing by characters.
- [Mack](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/as_i_lay_dying_se/characters/mack.md): A man encountered during the Bundrens' travels.
- [Albert](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/as_i_lay_dying_se/characters/albert.md): A neighbor or acquaintance mentioned briefly.
- [Mrs. Tull](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/as_i_lay_dying_se/characters/mrs_tull.md): Vernon Tull's mother, mentioned in passing.
- [Mrs. Bundren](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/as_i_lay_dying_se/characters/mrs_bundren.md): Anse's mother, mentioned but not appearing.
- [Littlejohn](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/as_i_lay_dying_se/characters/littlejohn.md): Owner of the bridge near the Bundren farm.
- [Grummet](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/as_i_lay_dying_se/characters/grummet.md): A man who helps retrieve Cash's tools from the river.
- [Skeet](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/as_i_lay_dying_se/characters/skeet.md): A minor character mentioned during the journey.

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