Tuesday, November 26, 2013
Frequent Motifs by Sabrina
Throughout Light in August, Faulkner has a variety of motifs that reoccur in the novel such as Christmas's animal like characteristics. However, during chapter nineteen the reoccurring image of dark objects and actions near places of worship or religious individuals is an interesting motif. For instance, Grimm and his platoon gambling and armying themselves with guns near a church. As well as Christmas's savage murder in Hightower's home creates a paradox of imagery. The dark and light contrast of the motifs makes me really appreciate the novel and the writing style of William Faulkner. ~Sabrina
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Well how I think of it now, all the dark things happened in 'holy' and religious home is a paradox but then again when I think of his name Grimm, I thought of it as his actions as being grim, menacing, and evil, he brought Christmas death similarly like the Grim Reaper
ReplyDeletei believe the concept of supposed darkness that Christmas represents (despite the sympathy created for him) being killed or destroyed in a "luminescent" or divine place such as Hightower's house is a reoccurring theme (good vs. evil/light vs. dark)
ReplyDeleteIt was unusual to read such a dark chapter where the characters are constantly brought up in the presence of "good". As Alex pointed out, the motif comes up again when Grimm brutally murders Christmas in Hightower's home. Hightower was brought back to life, yet another life ended in that same place.
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