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In "As I Lay Dying," Anse Bundren expresses a desire to get his teeth fixed someday. This aspiration symbolizes his longing for a better life and his neglect of family responsibilities in pursuit of personal desires. His fixation on this goal highlights his selfishness and adds to the novel's themes of identity and existential struggle.

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