![]() ![]() Doc Hines plants self-doubt and self-hatred into his child's mind, McEachern beats any possibility of happiness out of him, and Bobbie Allen ties her rejection of his love to his race. In creating a character like Christmas, is Faulkner participating in the trope of biracial characters being necessarily troubled, and doomed to tragedy?Ĭhristmas is not an example of a biracial character doomed to tragedy simply because of his blood makeup, because while his end is certainly tragic, the path that leads him there is far too complex to have been dictated entirely by his blood. ![]() ![]() Gavin Stevens postulates that in the end, Christmas's white and black bloods are at war with each other. Rather, he shows that given significant determination, characters can drive their own destiny, be it good or evil. It therefore seems unlikely that Faulkner is supporting the idea of divine intervention. The characters that Faulkner shows acting under a kind of supernatural guidance frequently commit deviant or even evil deeds. Is Faulkner trying to show evidence of divine intervention? Or is he mocking the idea? Throughout the novel, certain characters seem to act under the influence of supreme guidance. ![]()
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