Joe Christmas In William Faulkner's Light In August

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In the final chapters of the novel Light In August by William Faulkner a main character Joe Christmas is hunted down by a character Grim. The scene is interestly depicted in Grims point of view even though this is the first time Grim has been introduced. The author uses this scene of Joe's violent death and castration to illustrate and develop the bigger message of destiny. The author uses point of view to help develop this scene and its ability to create meaning. By being put in the the mind of Joe’s killer the author is able to display the thoughts and actions of Grim from a new perspective. This new perspective talks about this player controlling grim and his actions. This player develops how Grims seems out of control with his own actions