What are the most prominent social issues in As I Lay Dying?

Although
race is an overwhelmingly important theme on 's work, it is more of a background issue in
than his his other novels. However, racial inequality for Faulkner was one
of the defining issues of the South and was central to his characters' sense of
identity.

Gender roles were also important for Faulkner. While Faulkner was
not as deeply concerned about gender inequality as about race, he still movingly portrayed the
effects of patriarchy in limiting the choices of female characters. Even women who are the
victims of violence or spousal abuse stay in toxic situations due to lack of alternatives. Addie
was trapped in a marriage in which she was unhappy and served almost as an unpaid
servant.

Dewey Dell Bundren is a rape victim seeking an illegal abortion.
Poverty and laws both prevent her from having access to safe abortion despite being a teenage
rape victim. She also illustrates the problem of teen pregnancy and the way it can trap girls
into a cycle of...

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