Concetti Chiave
- The novel "Light in August" by William Faulkner introduces Lena Grove, a pregnant woman seeking the father of her child in Alabama.
- Lena navigates societal judgment due to her unmarried status but finds kindness and support from strangers.
- The story's central character, Joe Christmas, is an orphan with ambiguous racial heritage, impacting his identity and actions.
- Joe's life is marked by a struggle with belonging, leading him to both hide and reveal his origins.
- His perceived "black blood" prompts societal rejection, influencing his relationships and self-perception.
"Light in august" is a novel that was written by the American author
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William Faulkner
Il viaggio di Lena Grove
At the beginning of the novel presents the character of Lena Grove, a young pregnant woman who moves from Alabama in search of her father's father who went to look for luck and then send her to call as soon as he was settled.
But the "call" is delayed and our Lena decides to get into motion autonomously.
Lena slips over the ugly and ugly looks of society (she is alone, pregnant and at the second glance everyone realizes she is not married) and always finds someone good-hearted and generous to give her a hand.
Il protagonista Joe Christmas
But the real protagonist of the story is Joe Christmas.
Joe is a small orphan, with a white skin, but - perhaps - with black blood. We retrace his life from an early childhood into an orphanage, the flight, the chilling adoption, the new escape, until the time when we find him an adult.
Joe Christmas recalls, in some respects, the Bartleby of Melville, a small and dark, quiet and solitary character, eager for nothing but his peace and his habits, but with a fierce and irresistible note at the bottom, which brings him to commit some brutal crime.
The note "irresolute" of Christmas is his lack of sense of belonging, which forces him to hide, but also to reveal himself (it is always he who tells the "shame" of his origin) and that prevents him from accepting the generosity of others, the a few times he meets her (the adoptive mother).
Black blood - which has taught him to fear and despise - makes him unworthy to be accepted. And when this happens apparently, in reality it is only in function of this blood (the exalted and almost fierce and fanatical love of Joanna).
Domande da interrogazione
- Chi è il personaggio principale del romanzo "Light in August"?
- Qual è il viaggio intrapreso da Lena Grove all'inizio del romanzo?
- Quali sono le sfide che Lena Grove affronta nella società?
- Come viene descritto il carattere di Joe Christmas?
- Qual è il significato del "sangue nero" per Joe Christmas?
Il vero protagonista del romanzo è Joe Christmas, un orfano con la pelle bianca ma forse con sangue nero, la cui vita viene seguita dall'infanzia fino all'età adulta.
Lena Grove, una giovane donna incinta, si sposta dall'Alabama alla ricerca del padre del suo bambino, che è partito in cerca di fortuna.
Lena affronta sguardi giudicanti e pregiudizi sociali perché è sola, incinta e non sposata, ma trova sempre qualcuno di buon cuore disposto ad aiutarla.
Joe Christmas è descritto come un personaggio solitario e tranquillo, con una nota feroce e irresistibile che lo porta a commettere crimini brutali, e una mancanza di senso di appartenenza che lo costringe a nascondersi e rivelarsi.
Il "sangue nero" di Joe Christmas lo porta a temere e disprezzare se stesso, facendolo sentire indegno di essere accettato, e quando viene accettato, è solo in funzione di questo sangue.
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