As I Lay Dying (novel)/YMMV

For the Metalcore band, see As I Lay Dying


 * The Chessmaster: Anse, if you believe that he acts stupid and useless on purpose so that he never has to work a day in his life.
 * Addie, whose burial in Jefferson was specifically requested in order to destroy her family.
 * Complete Monster: Skeet MacGowan.
 * Addie Bundren. She requests to be buried in Jefferson because she knows the journey will be a hardship for them. She hates Anse for getting her pregnant and hates her children for being born, and wants to cause them as much suffering as possible with her final act.
 * Crowning Moment of Awesome: All by himself, Jewel carries Addie's casket out of a burning barn.
 * The Hero: Darl, the only one who understands that Addie was a loveless, cruel individual who only wants to be taken to Jefferson out of revenge,
 * Memetic Mutation: My mother is a fish.
 * Squick: Where do you start?
 * The Woobie: Dewey Dell.
 * Iron Woobie: Cash.
 * Jerkass Woobie: Darl and Jewel.