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Absalom Absalom Biblical Allusion
1,863 wordsAbsalom, Absalom! by William Faulkner is the story of a man who outraged the land that then turned and destroyed the mans family (Serafin 356). Growing up as a poor mountain white, Thomas Sutpen yearns for more than what he has ever had. He marries a young woman and fathers a son, but soon after it is revealed to him that his wife has Negro blood. Abandoning his new wife and child, Sutpen leaves to create a life for himself of wealth, family, and social acceptance. Thomas Sutpen marries a gentle...
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