David GaiborLITR 4456 March 2014Professor DowneyIsolation and loneliness by DarlOne of the main themes of As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner is the concept of isolation and loneliness not only of the characters in the book , but humanity itself. Each character is essentially isolated from all the others, as the plot is told through the perspectives of each of the characters via stream of consciousness. As a result of Faulkner's use of multiple narratives, the reader does not achieve an objective third-person point of view on everything that happens. The reader who comes closest to an omniscient narrator is Darl Bundren as he is able to recount events that happen without having been present at the time. Although the Bundrens live together and make the journey to Jefferson, it is because of their innate isolation and loneliness that they are unable to communicate effectively with each other, which ultimately leads to Darl's fateful actions. The distance between family members, especially Jewel and Darl, is brought to the surface in all sections of the book. Darl and Jew...