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William Faulkner's Light in August Chapter Summary. Find summaries for every chapter, including a Light in August Chapter Summary Chart to help you understand the book.
Light in August. From a general summary to chapter summaries to explanations of famous quotes, the SparkNotes Light in August Study Guide has everything you need to ace quizzes, tests, and essays.
A summary of Chapters 1–2 in William Faulkner's Light in August. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of Light in August and what it means. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans.
A short summary of William Faulkner's Light in August. This free synopsis covers all the crucial plot points of Light in August.
- William Faulkner
- 1932
Light in August. Book Summary. Lena Grove, whose parents are dead, goes to live with her brother. While there, she gets pregnant by a man named Lucas Burch, who runs out on her but not before saying that he'll send for Lena once he finds a town in which they can settle down.
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Light in August is a multi-layered tragedy of life in the Jim Crow South, and at the same time it offers some unexpected notes of hope in the midst of its grimness. And above it all floats Faulkner’s supremely poetic voice, capturing as it does the musicality of Southern U.S. English.