"As I Lay Dying" (Extra)

After finishing reading "As I Lay Dying" I came to find that Addie's coffin symbolizes a lot. For starters, the coffin itself seems to stand for the burden it has on the family. All of the crazy circumstances that took place and horrible luck all led back to the fact that this family is trying to get this coffin to Jefferson to bury their mother and wife but if it wasn't for the fact that they were trying to do this, all these disasters wouldn't happen. Therefore leading back to Addie's coffin, the Budren family has to get this coffin underground if they have any chance of getting back to a normal life. Not only this but all the disasters that took place throughout the story lead back to the coffin as well. For example, laying Addie in it upside down, drilling holes in their mothers face, Cash breaking his leg trying, the fire, the mule's dying. All of these disasters are simply because they are trying to bury this coffin. I also believe that Addie's coffin brings out all the problems associated with this family. Darl's issues, Dewey Dell and her abortion, Jewel having a different father, Anse laziness, Cash's leg, Addie's affair, all of these problems come out and are realized because of the death of Addie.