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Disrupted constructions: Joe Christmas's formation of race and sexuality in Light in August
William Faulkner intended Joe Christmas to be a tragic character who would constantly seek an identity. He combats any threat to his safety—be it physical, mental, or emotional safety—with violent reactions that generally manifest in outbursts toward women for threatening his conception of his …
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"The worry that you are yourself": Darl's unforgivable neurodiversity in As I lay dying
… line with the same rationale used by the other characters in the novel (especially Dad's father, Anse) to justify the incarceration of Darl. In short, this paper builds a sympathetic defense of the character of Darl that follows in the tradition of existing criticism while condemning the …