Family Dysfunction in William Faulkner's As I Lay Dying (Social Issues in Literature)

AI Rating: 3/10 - This academic anthology in the "Social Issues in Literature" series examines family dysfunction in Faulkner's 1930 novel through essays on themes like poverty, gender roles, mental illness, and patriarchal strain. While it touches on proto-social justice elements (e.g., Addie Bundren's feminist critique of marriage, Dewey Dell's reproductive struggles), it prioritizes literary analysis over overt progressive messaging, identity politics, or diversity quotas. Canonical Faulkner criticism with mild modern social lenses, not heavily "woke."