[The Bundrens] do a little bit of [stumbling around]
Are the members of the Bundren family heroes? That's a question I asked myself many times over the course of the novel. It really didn't feel like they were. They just kinda stumbled around and did stupid things. They certainly weren't very heroic. Anse was selfish, Darl was crazy, Jewel had anger management issues, and the rest of the family had their own problems. To write this blog post, I decided to not only view the characters from my perspective, but from other characters' perspectives, starting with Cora Tull. I found it fitting to interview Cora first, which is fitting because she was the first non-Bundren to have a chapter in the novel. Cora has mixed opinions about the Bundren family. While she is a long time friend of Addie, she can't say she has the same feelings towards Addie's children and husband. When asked about how Anse and the kids will do without Addie, Cora responded, "I don't know what he'll do. I just don't know" (Fau...