The three main characters of Light In August epitomize the characteristics of inbetween peoples. Christmas as a mulatto, Lena as an unmarried pregnant woman, and Hightower as a forsaken husband and preacher all fall into a category where no one is able to accept them. All three seem to pass through their life with little [...]
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Hanging on to Inbetween Problems
Friday, November 2nd, 2007“[I]t is because a fellow is more afraid of the trouble he might have than he ever is of the trouble he’s already got. He’ll cling to trouble he’s used to before he’ll risk a change” (75). These words spoken by Reverend Hightower apply to our three protagonists. Each in their own ways, [...]
Joe’s Inbetweeness
Thursday, November 1st, 2007While reading the first half of Light in August, I was interested in Joe Christmas’ in-between status. Joe Christmas, deserted as a newborn, struggles with identity in terms of his race. No one actually knows for sure if Joe is black, including Joe himself. At the end of this section, Ms. Burden asks him how [...]