A Black farmer in the Jim Crow South is accused of murdering a white man, forcing a reckoning with racism, justice, and Southern identity.
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A Black farmer in the Jim Crow South is accused of murdering a white man, forcing a reckoning with racism, justice, and Southern identity.
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Intruder in the Dust is a novel about an African American farmer accused of murdering a Caucasian man. Nobel Prize-winning American author William Faulkner published it in 1948. The novel focuses on Lucas Beauchamp, a black farmer accused of murdering a white man. He is exonerated through the efforts of black and white teenagers and a spinster from a long-established Southern family. It was written as Faulkner's response as a Southern writer to the racial problems facing the South.[citation need...
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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No romantic or sexual content depicted.
Violence & gore
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Murder accusation and threat of lynching drive the plot.
Profanity
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No profanity or strong language depicted.
Substance use
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No substance use depicted.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQ+ characters or themes present.
Religious content
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No religious themes present.
Magic & witchcraft
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No magic or witchcraft elements present.
Occult / demonology
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No occult or demonological content present.
Political content
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Central exploration of systemic racism and Southern justice.
Self-harm / suicide
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Brief mention of suicide in the narrative.
Abuse & suffering
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Racism, enslavement references, and threat of lynching.
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