Light in August | B. R. McElderry Jr.
In the following essay, McElderry argues that the importance of narrative structure in Light in August is often overshadowed by a focus on Faulkner's symbolism.
B. R. McElderry Jr.
In the following essay, McElderry argues that the importance of narrative structure in Light in August is often overshadowed by a focus on Faulkner's symbolism.
Light in August is now regarded as one of Faulkner's major novels, and it is doubtful if any of the others combines so richly the easy natural comedy and the violent tragedy of which Faulkner at his best is a master. Consider the perfection of the brief dialogue early in the novel when Lena Grove confronts Byron Bunch at the lumber mill, expecting to find her...
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