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Throughout the entire journey Darl does not wish to go to Jefferson or even care for his mother’s wish. The only thing he wanted was to stop this journey as it has already caused Cash’s to break his leg and become beyond repair. . Darl’s strong desire causes him to burn down the barn of Gillespie, a charitable neighbor. Inside this barn was Addie’s corpse. However, because of this foolish action Darl is taken away to Jackson on a train as Vardaman claims that Darl had “went crazy”(250). Even though Darl’s efforts were meant to be good he is sent to a mental institution for people thought he was mentally ill. Another reason is that his father did not want to stop his journey because Gillespie threatened to sue him for the burning of the farm.
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