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Light in August, by William Faulkner, is a story of racial conflict in a Southern United States town. Faulkner's work is very unique because its structure presents only gradual revelations of information and consists of three different but interconnected plot threads. In this way, the narrative plots are circular because they build frameworks around the other plots. One of these three narratives focuses on the enigmatic character Joe Christmas. One of the most interesting things about Joe Christmas is the way Faulkner makes correlations that tie Christmas to religious ideals. This can be seen early in the book in Christmas' childhood and it continues until his death. Faulkner's treatment of Christianity in relation Joe Christmas is fascinating because Christmas does not seem like a good choice for a character to be described using religious terminology. Christmas does not seem like a very devout person at all. He leads a life of violence and crime, yet Faulkner makes several......

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