As I Lay Dying : Anse Bundren :: As I Lay Dying

As I Lay Dying Anse Bundren Anse Bundren is one of the most exceptional characters in As I Lay Dying. He was the husband of Addie Bunden. In the Story, he portrayed himself as being a very selfish individual.During his journey to the sepulcher site of his wife, he always was worrying about his well being before the familys well being. The only reason that he decided to turn out out Addies wish was that he wanted to improve his image by getting false teeth. He did care for his wife, but this caring was overshadowed by his love to improve himself. In this story, it became evident to all of the readers that Anse was a very lackadaisical character. This was shown through a passage were he said, If I work. I will sweat and if I sweat, then I will die. This passage is precise showing of his lazy attitude towards life. In another passage Addie said, bring forth up, and move then. Even after that statement, he sill didnt feel the need to do anything to help others.Another characteristic of Anse is that he is extremely thrifty. He didnt feel the need to spend any money. This was clear when he didnt call Peabody to observe Addie during her final hours. Another scene that exemplified his laziness is when he is talk of the town to himself about the roadstead. He said that the roads were a direct reason why he was forced to pay taxes. He was disgusted at the sights of roads because it enabled people to bother him. During his journey to Jefferson, he had to overcome many obstacles to get to his name and address like the flood, the crossing of the river, and the fire that was set by Darl. His main goal was not to look foolish but that was very unlikely because he was with a coffin with his son sitting helplessly on top with a concrete cast on his leg, and because of the hole in the coffin, the corpse smelled terrible.