Light in August
A Light In August tells the story of Joe Christmas, an outcast from a southern society marked by racism. Christmas's role as the victim precipitated the murder of his lover Joanna Burden. Joanna Burden is an important element in enhancing Faulkner's literary work, aimed at addressing the darkest sides of society. William Faulkner uses Joanna Burden as a parallel to the South's burdens rooted in racism. Through Joanna's portrayal as an evil villain, Faulkner explores religious fanaticism, racism, and living in the past- the three major themes of A Light In August. Joe Christmas was raised by abusive adopted parents who pushed their religious disciplines upon him. Joanna paid for pushing her religion on Christmas with her life. After years of a twisted relationship, resembling the master and slave relationship that plagued the ante-bellum South, Christmas rebelled by murdering her. The final push that caused this was her praying for him, just as his parents had done earlier in his life. Christmas's disillusionment from God had a direct correlation to his lack of a structured and healthy faith. This disillusionment led Christmas to destruct and hate religion. Although not fanatic by society's definition, Christmas could n
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Approximate Word count = 1265
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)
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