Lucas Burch
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Lucas Burch is a duplicitous, irresponsible lover and would-be father in William Faulkner’s *Light in August*, known for abandoning Lena Grove and repeatedly trying to evade his obligations.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ |
| abandons | Lena Grove NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alias | Joe Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsAs | secondary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Light in August NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Joe Christmas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attemptsToEvade |
Lena Grove
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
fatherhood responsibilities ⓘ |
| betrays | Joe Christmas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| businessPartnerOf | Joe Christmas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
cowardly
ⓘ
duplicitous ⓘ irresponsible ⓘ selfish ⓘ |
| createdInYear | 1932 ⓘ |
| creator | William Faulkner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| failsAt | accepting paternal responsibility ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genreContext | modernist American novel ⓘ |
| impregnates | Lena Grove NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| informsOn | Joe Christmas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
bootlegging
ⓘ
illegal liquor trade ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryFunction | to contrast with Byron Bunch's responsibility ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Southern Gothic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| loveInterest | Lena Grove NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
money
ⓘ
self-preservation ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
comic yet morally weak figure
ⓘ
foil to Lena Grove ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| occupation | sawmill worker ⓘ |
| relationshipStatusWithLenaGrove | estranged ⓘ |
| residence | Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | Yoknapatawpha County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sharesSurnameSimilarityWith | Byron Bunch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
male irresponsibility
ⓘ
moral cowardice ⓘ |
| usesAlias | Joe Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| witnesses | Joanna Burden's murder aftermath ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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