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Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 William Faulkner's Life and Works
1.2 On Light in August
1.2.1 The Background
1.2.2 The Main Plots
1.2.3 General Remarks
1.3 The Originality and the Plan of the Thesis
Chapter 2 Lena Grove-a Messenger of Light
2.1 Lena Grove: the Earth Goddess
2.1.1 Critics' Remarks on Lena's Role
2.1.2 Lena's Positive Nature
2.1.3 Lena's Influences on Byron Bunch
2.1.4 Lena's Influences on Gail Hightower
2.2 Lena's Baby: an Image of Rebirth
Chapter 3 Joe Christmas - an Imprisoned Soul
3.1 Joe's Obsession with Identity
3.2 Joe's Obsession with Race, Religion and Woman
3.2.1 Joe's Obsession with Race
3.2.2 Joe's Obsession with Religion
3.2.3 Joe's Obsession with Woman
Chapter 4 The Lena Grove - Joe Christmas Correlation
4.1 The Parallels between Lena and Joe
4.2 The Structural Links between Lena and Joe
4.3 The Thematic Contrasts between Lena and Joe
Chapter 5 Conclusion
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