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Faulkner's Light in August is wrought full of sub themes, altering plots, and an abundance of metaphors. It is this that makes Faulkner the amazing classic writer he has become. It is evident that we could spend a lifetime analyzing and extracting all of the many implied meanings and themes of the book. Fortunately, Faulkner does distinguish a main theme throughout the book, and that is on which will be the focus. This main theme is the search for identity and the overall need to find one's self. As the novel begins, we are first introduced to Lena, the young girl in search of the father of her soon to be child. We are given a run down on how she came to be in the situation she has, and suddenly feel comfortable following her story. In an abrupt move, the center of the novel shifts to a new character, Joe Christmas. It becomes clear that Lena was simply a point of comparison, a contrasting character to be used in the analyzing Joe Christmas.
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