About the Author
Who was the author of Light in August?
William Faulkner
It is important to illustrte the setting as it gives more background information and depth to the characters. Where did Light in August take place?
Jefferson, Mississippi
Approximately what year did the novel take place?
1930s
This man murdered Joanna Burden, yet was in a romantic relationship with her.
Joe Christmas
Where was the author of Light in August born?
Mississippi
This is a reoccurring theme that all characters experience and react to throughout the novel.
Isolation/Alienation
These laws, that were against black people, were heavily in place at the time of the novel.
Jim Crow Laws
Name the character that worked with Joe Christmas illegally selling whiskey and accused him of murder.
Joe Brown
What is Faulkner's writing style/genre in most of his works?
Southern gothic
Faulkner repetitively reasons that this justified the killings, violence, and racists acts describe in the novel.
Religion
It was this era that did not allow the selling or consumption of alcohol, and was secretly violated by both Joe Brown and Joe Christmas.
Prohibition
This character helped Lena Grove find the biological father of her child, and continued to stay with her.
Byron Bunch
What literary technique does the author use in most of his writings?
Stream of Consciousness
What type of narration was used in the novel, Light in August?
Third-Person Point of View or Stream of Consciousness
What other major event was described in the novel? (Hightower's grandfather died during this)
What two characters helped Lena Grove with her pregnancy?
Byron Bunch and Gail Hightower
The author of Light in August won the Nobel Prize For Literature during what year?
1949
Faulkner used these to emphasize his narration use of stream of consciousness.
Flashbacks of characters or not putting the novel in chronological order
Faulkner was able to emphasize the time period by illustrating this.
Violence, dialogue, societal ideals, racial issues
Joe Christmas represented the violence and aggressiveness in the novel Light in August. But Lena Grove represented what traits?
Calmness and simplicity