Anse Bundren Timeline and Summary

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• Anse is sitting on back porch, and tucks tobacco between his gums.
• Anse is characterized by rubbing his knees, gazing out over the land, and never doing anything that would cause him to sweat.
• He is against Jewel and Darl going, but tells them to be back by sundown tomorrow.
• He claims to always have had terrible luck.
• He orders Vardaman to clean his own fish, without looking at him.
• Anse gets up when the Tulls leave at 5 p.m.
• He goes to Addie’s room, where she is not moving.
• Anse apologizes to Vernon for not getting to the corn, saying his mind’s not straight.
• Anse dwells on his bad luck, about how it’s not something he can escape.
• He reminisces about the transition to Addie’s bedridden state.
• Anse tells Vardaman to wash his hands.
• He thinks that his heart just isn’t in it anymore.
• He follows Peabody into Addie’s room.
• Anse tells Peabody that he would have been called sooner if not for the bad corn crop, but people have been helping out.
• Anse claims there’s no need to tell Addie about her situation, since she would know if she saw Peabody there.
• He orders Cash to finish up the coffin, Dewey Dell to make supper.
• He messes up the quilt of his deceased wife.
• He is happy he’ll be able to get teeth (right after his wife has died).
• Anse sits down to eat with Cash and Peabody; he doesn’t eat at first, then figures Addie would have no problem with it.
• He sits outside with Cash while his son finishes the coffin.
• When it rains, Anse wears Jewel’s raincoat and uses Dewey Dell’s to protect the lantern.
• He decides to wait for Darl and Jewel to come home, despite the delay of three days and the bad weather conditions.
• He leaves for Jefferson with the family.
• Anse says Jewel would have killed that horse if it hadn’t been for him.
• Anse stay overnight at Samson’s with the family.
• He arrives at the bridge with the family.
• He figures they should attempt to cross it.
• Anse walks across the bridge safely, then watches three of his sons get thrown into the river.
• He stays overnight at Armstid’s.
• He rides Jewel’s horse to Snopes’ place and barters Jewel’s horse for a new team.
• Anse arrives in Mottson with the team.
• Anse defends his family’s right to be there, stinky coffin in tow or no.
• He denies the fact that Cash needs to see a doctor.
• He decides that cement should be put on Cash’s leg, especially once they’ve spent money on the cement.
• He watches as the barn burns and Jewel and Darl go crazy in it.
• He arrives in Jefferson with the family.
• Anse goes to Mrs. Bundren’s to borrow spades.
• He buries Addie.
• Anse allows officials to take Darl away.
• Anse takes money from Dewey Dell to buy himself teeth.
• Anse introduces Mrs. Bundren to the family