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

As I Lay Dying Anse Bundren Anse Bundren is one of the most(prenominal) 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 excursion to the burial site of his wife, he perpetually was worrying about his hygienic being before the familys well being. The only reason that he decided to carry out Addies wish was that he wanted to improve his image by get false teeth. He did care for his wife, but this caring was overshadowed by his honey to improve himself. In this story, it became evident to all of the readers that Anse was a very dreamy character. This was shown through a changeover were he said, If I work. I will sweat and if I sweat, then I will die. This act is precise showing of his lazy attitude towards life. In another passage Addie said, Get up, and move then. Even after that statement, he sill didnt palpate the need to do anything to help others.Another charact eristic of Anse is that he is exceedingly thrifty. He didnt feel the need to spend any money. This was overtake when he didnt call Peabody to observe Addie during her final hours. Another facet that exemplified his laziness is when he is talking to himself about the roads. He said that the roads were a direct reason why he was forced to redress 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 goal like the flood, the hybrid of the river, and the fire that was set by Darl. His main goal was not to encounter foolish but that was very unlikely because he was with a casket with his son sitting helplessly on top with a cover cast on his leg, and because of the hole in the coffin, the corpse smelled terrible.