Dewey Dell Epilogue Analysis
Reflection
My epilogue for Dewey Dell is set only a couple of months after the last chapter. By this time, the family has situated with Mrs. Bundren and she has become a familiar figure to Dewey Dell.
Throughout the novel, Dewey Dell is portrayed as being out of place from the rest of the Bundren family because she is the only female and she does not have a mom. She states, “I feel like a wet seed wild in the hot blind earth” (Faulkner 64). She is unable to communicate her thoughts and make connections to the rest of her family, like telling them that she is pregnant. Her separation is further presented through her repetitions of feeling alone, “It's because I am alone. If I could just feel it, it would be different, because I would not be alone” (Faulkner 58-59). Dewey Dell’s tendency to repeat phrases such as “alone” and “too soon” …show more content…
In between my paragraphs, I tried to mimic this style as Dewey Dell describes the people and the setting around her. She also tends to be single minded and has a single focus. This is portrayed through her continuous attempts at getting an abortion. This continues through the epilogue, as she is still pregnant. This time though, she has Mrs. Bundren to speak to, and is not the only woman anymore. Moreover, in the novel, Dewey Dell takes on the role of a caretaker. She is the only one who really takes care of Vardaman and also tends to Cash’s leg. In the epilogue, her role continues as she lifts Darl’s leg and constantly keeps watch over Vardaman’s actions.
Finally, Dewey Dell utilizes symbols due to her inability to be comfortable with her sexuality. Many symbols recur throughout the novel in relation to her pregnancy. In my epilogue, i made sure to include these symbols, as they are a big part of Dewey Dell’s character. Some of the symbols that are both in the novel and in the epilogue are her “sack” and the “land in Darl’s
My epilogue for Dewey Dell is set only a couple of months after the last chapter. By this time, the family has situated with Mrs. Bundren and she has become a familiar figure to Dewey Dell.
Throughout the novel, Dewey Dell is portrayed as being out of place from the rest of the Bundren family because she is the only female and she does not have a mom. She states, “I feel like a wet seed wild in the hot blind earth” (Faulkner 64). She is unable to communicate her thoughts and make connections to the rest of her family, like telling them that she is pregnant. Her separation is further presented through her repetitions of feeling alone, “It's because I am alone. If I could just feel it, it would be different, because I would not be alone” (Faulkner 58-59). Dewey Dell’s tendency to repeat phrases such as “alone” and “too soon” …show more content…
In between my paragraphs, I tried to mimic this style as Dewey Dell describes the people and the setting around her. She also tends to be single minded and has a single focus. This is portrayed through her continuous attempts at getting an abortion. This continues through the epilogue, as she is still pregnant. This time though, she has Mrs. Bundren to speak to, and is not the only woman anymore. Moreover, in the novel, Dewey Dell takes on the role of a caretaker. She is the only one who really takes care of Vardaman and also tends to Cash’s leg. In the epilogue, her role continues as she lifts Darl’s leg and constantly keeps watch over Vardaman’s actions.
Finally, Dewey Dell utilizes symbols due to her inability to be comfortable with her sexuality. Many symbols recur throughout the novel in relation to her pregnancy. In my epilogue, i made sure to include these symbols, as they are a big part of Dewey Dell’s character. Some of the symbols that are both in the novel and in the epilogue are her “sack” and the “land in Darl’s