I like how you connected the poem with the character of Joe Christmas. I agree with you on that because throughout the whole story Christmas was always the odd ball out in every situation he was in. I do believe this was a thought that could've been universal.
I don't think the world turning on one person was a universal thought in Light In August because different characters tried to reach out to Christmas but he refused. One example of this is Mrs. McEachern trying to care for him at time's (giving him food) but Joe would not accept the help.
I understand Hamza, but did you think of when he wad being prosecuted for the death of Mrs. Burden? We see that no one is willing to help him and they want justice for what he did to the white woman.
But didn't Hightower and Byron Bunch try to help Christmas? Hightower tried to lie to the police in order to try to save Christmas. So, it isn't true to say that no one was willing to help him. I agree with Hamza that Christmas refused the world most of the time and it wasn't really the world refusing him. I feel Christmas' isolation from society was a self isolation.
Well I actually never thought about the connection between the character in the poem and Christmas. But as Janeth said even though Christmas was cared for by a few people it still did not change the ending of his life. He was prosecuted for the majority of the time and he never had a sense of identity. He would be between the whites and blacks but he could never relate to any of them.
I think this would apply in light in august towards when Christmas was being chased and blamed for Ms.Burden's death. The people were against him because he was black and i can see the connection with the poem.
While I do agree that, looking back the connection between the poem and Christmas is quite evident I did not make the connection at first because the poem shows that society or in this case "white" society is the one that has been desolated and shattered and it is portrayed as attempting to drag down the remaining members of society with it. Whereas in Light in August "black" society is the one that drags everyone down.
I like how you connected the poem with the character of Joe Christmas. I agree with you on that because throughout the whole story Christmas was always the odd ball out in every situation he was in. I do believe this was a thought that could've been universal.
ReplyDeleteI don't think the world turning on one person was a universal thought in Light In August because different characters tried to reach out to Christmas but he refused. One example of this is Mrs. McEachern trying to care for him at time's (giving him food) but Joe would not accept the help.
ReplyDeleteI understand Hamza, but did you think of when he wad being prosecuted for the death of Mrs. Burden? We see that no one is willing to help him and they want justice for what he did to the white woman.
ReplyDeleteBut didn't Hightower and Byron Bunch try to help Christmas? Hightower tried to lie to the police in order to try to save Christmas. So, it isn't true to say that no one was willing to help him.
DeleteI agree with Hamza that Christmas refused the world most of the time and it wasn't really the world refusing him. I feel Christmas' isolation from society was a self isolation.
Well I actually never thought about the connection between the character in the poem and Christmas. But as Janeth said even though Christmas was cared for by a few people it still did not change the ending of his life. He was prosecuted for the majority of the time and he never had a sense of identity. He would be between the whites and blacks but he could never relate to any of them.
ReplyDeleteI think this would apply in light in august towards when Christmas was being chased and blamed for Ms.Burden's death. The people were against him because he was black and i can see the connection with the poem.
ReplyDeleteChristmas is a good example as someone who would be treated the same way, especially when everyone finds out he's part black.
ReplyDeleteWhile I do agree that, looking back the connection between the poem and Christmas is quite evident I did not make the connection at first because the poem shows that society or in this case "white" society is the one that has been desolated and shattered and it is portrayed as attempting to drag down the remaining members of society with it. Whereas in Light in August "black" society is the one that drags everyone down.
ReplyDeleteI don't get what youre trying to say Brian.
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