The Motifs of Light and Darkness in Faulkner`s Novel Light in August

Maria A. Nilova* and Asiya M. Ilyasova
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Maria A. Nilova*: Kazan Federal University, Institute of International Relations, History and Oriental Studies, Russia
Asiya M. Ilyasova: Kazan Federal University, Institute of International Relations, History and Oriental Studies, Russia

The Journal of Social Sciences Research, 2018, 435-438 Special Issue: 1

Abstract: In this paper, we determine the role of the motifs of light and darkness in the forming of the image of the main character of the novel by William Faulkner Light in August. The choice of the subject matter of our study was influenced by the very title of the novel. Many researchers noted the fundamental indissolubility of its form and content. Literary scholars agree that the conflict between black and white bloods is the forming element of the central image, Christmas. In our study, we expanded the topic, since William Faulkner is famous for turning over familiar images and motifs, and we are interested in whether he does the same to the fundamental categories of light and darkness. In the course of the study, it became clear that a detailed analysis of these categories radically changes the habitual interpretation of the protagonist’s image and the axiological content of the novel.

Keywords: Literature; Language Learning; Light; Faulkner; Novel. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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