The novel climaxes with Byron Bunch's confrontation of Lucas Burch for the love of Lena Grove, and notoriously features the murder of Joanna Burden by her mixed race lover.
The novel ends with one of the central figures learning the truth about his grandfather from the slave Cinthy and reconnecting with his community by delivering a child. After witnessing the dietitian Miss Atkins having sex with Dr. Charley, the five-year old protagonist is sent to live with the vicious Simon McEachern. This cycle of lust and violence is repeated during encounters with the prostitute Bobbie Allen and the sadistic Percy Grimm, who castrates the main character. The novel climaxes with Byron Bunch's confrontation of Lucas Burch for the love of Lena Grove, and notoriously features the murder of Joanna Burden by her mixed race lover. FTP identify this novel by William Faulkner that focuses on Joe Christmas.
The novel ends with one of the central figures learning the truth about his grandfather from the slave Cinthy and reconnecting with his community by delivering a child.
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