# Gillespie — As I Lay Dying character guide

> Gillespie in As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Gillespie, Mr. Gillespie

**First appearance:** 0058-darl

## Who they are

Farmer whose barn burns down during the Bundrens' stop.

## Relationships

### [Jewel Bundren](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/as_i_lay_dying_se/characters/jewel_bundren)

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Barn owner and desperate traveler; Gillespie is a reluctant host, and Jewel is a fierce, reckless presence.

## In the story

### [Darl](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/as_i_lay_dying_se/chapters/darl)

Owner of the barn; he is naked and struggles with Jewel, who strikes him down.

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