@article{oai:metro-cit.repo.nii.ac.jp:00000087, author = {海上, 順代 and Unagami, Nobuyo}, journal = {東京都立産業技術高等専門学校研究紀要, Research reports of Tokyo Metropolitan College of Industrial Technology}, month = {Mar}, note = {P(論文), The aim of this paper is to re-evaluate William Faulkner's As I Lay Dying in terms of the characters'language and existence. First, I will look into Addie's view on the relation between language and existence and theother characters' views on ""life"" and ""death."" By examining her dying condition and others' views of her, I wouldlike to point out a precarious boundary between life and death. Secondly, I will concentrate on Darl's view, whichreflects conventional thoughts of Southerners. Darl's obsessive observation of Jewel and Addie keeps himexpressing them in words. His distorted usage of the be-verb confuses his and others' views on existence. Thirdly,I will focus attention on one of Darl's monologues, where he talks about his insomnia and ""sleep"" to look into people'sexistence. In this respect, I refer to a French philosopher, Emmanuel Levinas' theories concerning the relationbetween a human body and consciousness (especially from Existence and Existents). In the last part, I would liketo summarize the characters' views on existence in As I Lay Dying.}, pages = {45--54}, title = {Struggle for Survival : As I Lay Dying (1930)}, volume = {4}, year = {2010}, yomi = {ウナガミ , ノブヨ} }