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As I Lay Dying · Character

Jody

Son of the Tulls, briefly mentioned.

minor

First appearance: tull

Jody shows up with force in Macgowan. The page is where that presence becomes real.

MacGowan's coworker who warns him about the boss and is complicit in the scheme.
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Character Web

5 connections

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SKSkeetPEPeabodyUBUncle BillyQUQuickMAMacGowanJOJody

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Extended community and antagonists
  • Bundren family and neighbors

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

Addie’s monologue reaches its emotional and psychological peak when she confesses that she whipped her student…

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See Jody in tull