![]() It was neither new nor old… ‘You would believe that a stable floor, the stamping place of beasts, is the proper place for the word of God. ![]() ![]() Faulkner opens chapter seven with this sinister scene of McEachern testing Christmas’ knowledge of scripture: The clean, spartan room was redolent of Sunday… McEachern took from the wall a harness strap. His foster father drills the Bible’s moral tenets into him, brutally assaulting him if he fails to maintain the ethical code of the Good Book. Upon his induction into the McEachern residence, Christmas is exposed to a religious ferocity that forever taints his character. Ultimately, Faulkner’s novel provides a pessimistic analysis of the effect of Christianity on the moral fortitude of his characters.Īs Joe Christmas grows up, his increasingly disaffected stance on Christianity only intensifies the violence he exhibits. His actions, in conjunction with his strict religious doctrine, demonstrate how Christianity can facilitate genuine good works. Byron Bunch, on the other hand, only redeems himself after disposing of his Christian beliefs. ![]() He is left to impotently observe the folly of others. ![]() Reverend Hightower is a dejected minister who failed to bring the word of God to the small town of Jefferson. ![]()
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