Light in August

Choose your favorite character from Light in August. Using direct citations, explain how this character grows, or fails to grow, throughout the story. What message is Faulkner imparting on the reader through this character’s story?

Compare and contrast Joe Christmas and Gail Hightower. How are their backstories alike? How do they differ? What lessons can be learned from Joe and Gail?

Using Lena Grove, Joanna Burden, and Mrs. Hines, describe how Faulkner portrays women in Light in August. Furthermore, what commentary is the novel making about gender relations in the South in the early 20th century?