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This 5 page essay summarizes The Sound and the Fury and As I Lay Dying, contrasting the themes in both novels to that of one of Faulkner's early stories, "Ad Astra," to make the point that Faulkner's worldview in his later novels was basically the same, but his writing style had matured. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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"Ad Astra," which means "to the stars, is a "mood piece," which "captures the wasteland of war and the aimless drinking it occasions," as it focuses on the illusions that
individual World War I aviators have to cling to in order to avoid psychic destruction (Hamblin and Peek 5). The progression of this story is slow and culminates in am
intensive attempt by the characters to drink themselves into oblivion, illustrating Faulkners point in this narrative, which is to exemplify "through a representative sampling of world-weary soldiers" the negative Faulknerian
worldview previously mentioned (Hamblin and Peeks 5). An examination of two Faulkner novels, The Sound and the Fury, which was first published in 1929, and As I Lay Dying,
published in 1930, indicate that Faulkners philosophical perspective of perceived hopelessness, basically, did not change; however, these novels do show that Faulkner had progressed as a writer by this
point in his career, as these novels show his skill at allowing the action of the novel, augmented by drawing upon his distinctive Southern heritage, as the vehicle for conveying
his philosophical premises. The following comparison of the aforementioned Faulkner novels argues that Faulkners viewing on the meaninglessness of life is qualified by the understanding that life is meaningless unless
it is encompasses self-sacrifice, pity and compassion for others, who are also suffering through lifes hardships. Essentially, this is implied in As I Lay Dying and explicit in The Sound
and the Fury. Each of these novels builds a narrative that focuses on a dysfunctional family: the Bundren family in As I Lay Dying and the Compson family
in The Sound and the Fury. In both cases, the parents of these respective families are emotionally bankrupt; they cannot give to their children because their personal problems keep their
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