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Vardaman is the youngest child and son of Anse and Addie Bundren. Addie gave birth to him, in
a sense, to make up for the affair which created Jewel. He is simpleminded and has difficulty dealing with and understanding
his mother's death. After she dies, he must cut up fish for dinner, then he relates the fish to his mother. For the rest
of the novel, he believes his mother to be a fish. He observes Darl setting fire to the Gillespie's barn and tells only Dewey
Dell. He feels sorry for his brother Darl when he is sent to Jackson, but knows that Darl is in a better place for his crazy
mind.
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