Joanna Burden
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Joanna Burden is a central, reclusive abolitionist-descended woman in William Faulkner’s novel "Light in August," whose complex relationship with race, religion, and the protagonist Joe Christmas drives much of the story’s tragedy.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Character in a novel
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Fictional character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Light in August NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithAuthorCycle | Yoknapatawpha County saga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
Abolitionism
NERFINISHED
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Guilt ⓘ Outsider status ⓘ Race ⓘ Redemption ⓘ Religion ⓘ Sexuality ⓘ Southern racism ⓘ Violence ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | Homicide ⓘ |
| conflictWith | White community of Jefferson ⓘ |
| createdBy | William Faulkner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathInWork | Murdered in Light in August NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drivesPlotOf | Light in August NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyBackground | Descended from New England abolitionists ⓘ |
| firstPublicationContext | Light in August (1932) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | Female ⓘ |
| houseLocation | Outskirts of Jefferson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| killedBy | Joe Christmas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryAnalysisCategory |
Outsider figure in Southern Gothic
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Tragic heroine ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Modernist literature ⓘ |
| moralPerceptionInText | Ambiguous ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | Catalyst for Joe Christmas’s fate ⓘ |
| nationality | American (fictional) ⓘ |
| occupation | Philanthropist toward Black institutions (fictional) ⓘ |
| perceivedAs | Outsider by the Jefferson community ⓘ |
| politicalView | Sympathetic to Black people in the American South ⓘ |
| relationshipTypeWithJoeChristmas |
Benefactor
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Lover ⓘ |
| relationshipWith | Joe Christmas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousBackground | Protestant ⓘ |
| residence | Jefferson, Yoknapatawpha County, Mississippi (fictional) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInWork | Central character in Light in August ⓘ |
| setDuring | Early 20th century ⓘ |
| setIn | American South NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialStatus | Reclusive ⓘ |
| supports |
Black charities
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Black schools ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Burden of racial history
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Northern liberal conscience in the South ⓘ |
| viewedByCommunityAs | Race traitor ⓘ |
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