As I lay Dying: Dewey Dell

Dewey Dell is the only daughter of Anse and Addie Bundren; she is also the second youngest on their children. Dewey Dell is first introduced as the young girl half naked waving a fan in front of her mother. From these first impressions one assumes that she is young and naive. It is also initally suggested that the other members of the family do not notice her as she is due to her insignificance in the family, this is demonstrated throughout the novel. For example she is at the side of the river during the river crossing, she is not called for on her mother's deathbed, etc. Therefore, form these actions one notices that Dewey Dell is an insignifcant child.
(Um I took a break... need food... I'll be back to finish I promise Ms. D)

Okay, so as I was saying... Dewey Dell is negligible to the family. And it is because of this that one can see that Dewey Dell does not focus on the problems of the family but rather is more focused on her own problems of pregancy. This is most noted when she says that she heard that her mother is dead, even though she was there when it happened. This implies that she was too busy with herself to take note of what was going on around her and she had to be told. This demonstrates her lack of intelligence as she lacks observation and analytical skills in realizing her mother is dead.
Dewey Dell's main focus in the novel is that fact that she is pregnant and wants an abortion. She has a deep connection with her brother Darl as she mentions how they can communicate without words and it is he who knows her secret.