Many mothers, regardless of age or circumstances, share sympathetic life ideals. They all share the common goal of raising their children healthy; they also want to create an environment of love, nurturing and support for their children. A mother's effort to instill good values ​​in her children is perpetual; they remain optimistic, do everything they can for their children, and hope that they will eventually become successful. However, some women were not fit to become mothers. So, two different roles of a mother are portrayed in As I Lay Dying written by William Faulkner. Faulkner uses the literary technique of first person narrative with alternating perspectives. In doing so, Faulkner adds authenticity and the ability to identify (for some) with both characters Addie Bundren and Cora Tull. The first-person narrative is an important literary technique because it allows the reader to experience the opposing points of view of Addie and Cora; they are both mothers who stand in each other's way due to their diverse opinions and perspectives on motherhood, religion, and life. The title of the novel, As I Lay Dying, suggests that there is a first-person speaker, which apparently suggests that it is the voice of Addie Bundren, the deceased mother. However, Addie only actually communicates in the first person once in the novel, and other than the first few chapters, "she's dead, she's not dying" (Ross 305). As I Lay Dying is divided into fifty-nine sections and written in the first person with fifteen different points of view (Ross 300). Since there are fifteen different points of view, the point of view then changes between each different narrator. Each narrator has "a unique, personal interpretation and reaction to the events of the novel" (Ross 301)...... middle of paper ...... belief in the Lord Almighty is not as compelling ; she believes that she is responsible for her own life and what happens to her throughout it, as well as afterward. Cora believes that motherhood is remarkable and that it is her duty to love, nurture and care for her children, as well as her husband. However, Addie views motherhood as a burden and feels used when she gives birth to four children for Anse. Cora is more than content being a mother and caregiver of her household, while Addie wants more than what the role of a typical woman of that age has to offer her. Thus, Faulkner created two female characters who both had different views on life and everything in it; a conflict aroused in the minds of the characters towards each other, although it was never expressed verbally to each other; this could have been done so that the reader could identify with the character of their choice.