Ameerika kirjandus alates I maailmasõjast kuni tänapäevani.
there is negro blood in him. This is the reason of his downfall, the fact that he has mixed
blood, because in this case a persons identity becomes confusing. He is confused about his
identity, he doesn't know if he is white or black. He is so confused that on white point he
murders a white woman, he is then traced down by dogs. He is lynched, castrated and then
shot. He is treated almost like a fugitive slave. Mixed blood is dangerous.
Another theme that is essential of Faulkners books are tensions between sexes. In the south
the tension between the sexes are hightend beacuse of race and class. According to the myth,
southern society was the land of moonlight, magnolias and lovers.
,,Sanctuary". Faulkner's own favourite novel. It was a scandalous novel. One of the
characters is young gentleman who likes to drink a lot. He gets acquainted with a young
upperclass girl and because he is drunk he accidentally bootlegging gangsters. She is about
to be raped with corn, plant