AsILayDyingcanbecalleda“testcase”ofnarrativeform,edfyingliteraryconventionsofspale,timeandnarrativevoice.Faulknerabundantlyusesstream-of-consciovsness,innermonologuetoexplorecharactersinnerworld.ThereisaunitybetweenhisoutlookonHeworldandhisartistictechniques.