Who is the reliable narrator in Faulkner's As I Lay Dying?

Answer 1

That would probably be either Cash, because he is really the only smart person in the entire group, or Tull, because he is outside of the family and he is not totally ignorant like Anse or Dewey Dell.

Also the point Faulkner tries to make with this whole story is the reliability of the narrator. This book is supposed to make you question the narrators' purpose. So in a sense, you cannot really trust any of the characters because it is also written in stream of conscience. Since it is written in stream of conscience each character is saying how they personally feel, which is very subjective.

Answer 2

In Faulkner's As I Lay Dying, there is no single reliable narrator as the story is told from multiple perspectives, with each character providing their own subjective account of events. This multiple narration technique allows readers to form their own interpretations of the story rather than relying on a single, objective viewpoint.