Struggle for a Coherent Sense of Female Identity in William Faulkner'sLight in August

Abstract

This research work has studied William Faulkner's novel,Light in August,as a novel thatprojects courageous women who resist the traditional gender roles, based on patriarchal ideology which has conventional and biased attitude for the gender equality.William Faulkner has highlighted women who have revolutionary spirit to redraw the biasedconcept of patriarchal ideology to search the female identity. Women'sconsciousness, challenges and their resisting activities and behaviors are commendedhighly advocates in the novel by the side of strong woman character, Lena Grove. She is a courageouslady who is much concerned about the women's value, freedom and emancipation to dismantle the masculine supremacy existing in the society. She has crossed the childish behavior and has attained the strong mother by the conception of maturity. By the helpof the female character, women's consciousness and the resisting activities help to deconstruct it, her sacrificed towards child become new society. By the help of the child she wanted to fulfill her dream of equal treatment of women in the society.Her efforts are directed to a search for coherent sense of self. I think, it is possible through the coming generation.