# Lafe — As I Lay Dying character guide

> Lafe in As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0008-dewey-dell

## Who they are

Man who impregnated Dewey Dell, mentioned but not seen on page.

## In the story

### [Dewey Dell](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/as_i_lay_dying_se/chapters/dewey-dell)

Lafe is the father of Dewey Dell's unborn child, referenced in her thoughts as the one who could help her but remains unaware.

### [Moseley](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/as_i_lay_dying_se/chapters/moseley)

Mentioned by Dewey Dell as the one who gave her the money and told her she could get the medicine at a drugstore. Moseley condemns him.

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