14 januari

Anne moest voor school een krantenartikel schrijven dat te maken moest hebben met iets wat ze in de klas hadden behandeld. Aangezien ze net klassikaal As I Lay Dying hadden gelezen, koos ze dat als onderwerp. En dit is het geworden:

Yoknapatawpha Times
SMELL OF THE DEAD ROUSES COMPLAINTS AMONGST CITIZENS
Jefferson – The area surrounding Jefferson is currently being plagued by a foul smell, supposedly originating from a dead body being transported on a cart. After being questioned by several passers-by, the family driving the cart answered that they were on their way to bury the body in Jefferson itself, where the rest of the family of the deceased Addie Bundren is buried. She had been dead for eight days already, and the smell was attracting buzzards. Many complaints were issued by citizens. “It was an awful smell,” remarks a shopkeeper who witnessed the cart passing by his store, “drove my customers away, it did.” The complaints did, however, not only concern personal matters, but ethical reasons as well. “They should bury the woman,” says Mary Ann Widmore, who confronted the family when they passed her on the road to the fields, “the dead should be allowed to rest in peace.” If you happen to come across the Bundren family, it is recommended to let them pass quickly. Once they arrive in Jefferson, the burial should be arranged right away, and no incentive should be presented to the family to stay any longer.