In As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner, Faulkner portrays the death of Addie Bundren and her family's attempt to honor her dying wish to bury her in Jefferson City. Faulkner uses humor in the novel to lighten the mood of death and as an act of transgression against the orthodox Christian view of death as it refers to good souls dying and becoming angels. Addie Bundren's son Vardaman refers to Orthodox Christian views of death, and the synonymous use of humor with these views ultimately creates an idea about humanity's perception of death and how they should live, which is improved through John Morreal's "Humor in the Holocaust." : Confronting, Criticizing, and Superiority” and “‘The Abject’: A Brief Definition.” Addie Bundren's death in the novel hits Vardaman hard, making him angry and distraught over the loss of his mother. This changes after he has had time to think and makes him believe that his mother "left when [Peabody]...pulled up the quilt" (66) over her corpse. Addie's death causes her to "no longer be" the familiar loved one (Abject 1) for Vardaman, ...