Light in August | Topics for Further Study

  • Choose one of the themes discussed in the fiction section and write a poem or a short story that explores that theme in a different way.
  • Read another one of Faulkner's works, like Sanctuary, that is set in Jefferson and prepare a PowerPoint presentation about how the setting in each becomes an important part of the work.
  • Research and write a report analyzing attitudes toward blacks in the South during the time that the novel was written.
  • The novel has never been filmed, probably due to the complexity of its narrative. How would you depict the...

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