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How Does Joe's Death Lead To Violence In Light In August

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In Light in August, by William Faulkner, Joe Christmas’s violent nature towards women stems from dark moments in his childhood and ultimately lead to his death. In the beginning of Joe’s life he has several unfavorable encounters with woman which lead to violence later in life. Joe’s poor relationship with women cause him to not be in touch his feminine side lead to his inability to complete his Cosmogonic cycle and his death. Joe Christmas has a fitting death and after he is shot he is castrated, proving that neglect of femininity leads to loss of masculinity. Joe’s childhood memories of woman lead to problems later in life lead to violence several lovers and his own death. When Joe was a small child Mr. Heinz puts him in the orphanage that
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