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色彩在日常生活中扮演著重要的角色。人們的思想跟情緒藉由色彩傳遞釵h訊息；在遠古時代人們在日常生活中就懂得使用色彩；幾世紀之前，人們在偉大建築中增添色彩。而我們由不同膚色來分辨人種。中國的陰陽五行觀念也強調色彩協調，人體才會健康，四季變化跟天體運行才會正常。威廉福克納在《八月之光》中也運用色彩傳遞釵h重要的訊息。
本篇論文探討威廉福克納在《八月之光》中色彩的運用。第一章是光和暗；黑和白將是第二章的重心；第三章探討其他顏色,如紅、紫、灰、黃、藍和綠。
第一章目的在於探究光和暗之間的不同及其差異性，我試著研究威廉福克納在看似對立的顏色光和暗之間意欲傳遞的想法。光和暗的描述跟主角喬．克里斯默斯、喬安那．伯頓、遣腹D海托爾及莉娜．格羅夫有關。而”陰影”由光造成，也被納入探討。黑和白被稱為中性顏色。第二章中克里斯默斯和海托爾衣著的顏色都是黑和白色的組合，其意象將探討之。黑白之間的衝突跟矛盾也在《八月之光》出現，尤其是種族問題。雖然黑白之間存有對立關係，但在《八月之光》中也有協調的關係。黑和白是出現在《八月之光》中很重要的顏色。除了光和暗、黑和白，其他顏色如紅、紫、灰、黃、藍和綠都是第三章研究重點。
藉由探討《八月之光》中色彩的運用，我們知道四季是隨著日夜交替而有變化，我們也知道書中主角的心情起伏跟顏色象徵有莫大關係，其中更包含了不同種族—黑和白之間的衝突跟對立。黑和白不只是強大的對立者，如果他們能被巧妙、和諧地運用，將構成一幅美麗的畫作。而美麗的彩虹也是由七種顏色組成。福克納在《八月之光》中建構了諸多色彩，這是我認為色彩能讓嬝爭鬌膃魚鼽穧雪N義之處！

Color plays an important role in our daily life. Our thoughts and emotions are conveyed through colors. Primitive people began to use colors in daily in ancient times. Several centuries ago, people used colors in great buildings. We recognize different races of people by their skin colors. In Chinese thought, Ying-yan and the Five Elements exercise the permanent influence over humans. They are related to the body, the seasons, the planets in heaven and direction. William Faulkner also uses colors as tools to convey many profound thoughts in Light in August.
My thesis tries to explore the use of colors in William Faulkner’s Light in August. Chapter one is about light and dark. Black and white will be the focus of chapter two. Chapter three is about other colors, including red, purple, gray, yellow, blue, and green.
Chapter one aims to probe the difference between and the importance of “light’ and “dark.” I’ll try to search for what intention Faulkner expressed by the seeming contrasting conditions “light” and “dark.” The use of “light” and “dark” involves Joe Christmas, Joanna Burden, Gail Hightower and Lena Grove. And the analysis “shadow” will also be discussed. Black and white are called neutral colors. Black images such as “dusty,” “soiled” are shown in chapter two. The black and white colors of clothing also appear in Christmas and Hightower. The conflict between black and white is revealed in LiA, especially the racial problems. Although there is opposition between black and white, there is also good coordination between them. Black and white are like two main colors that appear in LiA. Besides light and darkness, black and white, there are many other colors presented in LiA. They are red, purple, gray, yellow, blue, and green.
By exploring colors in LiA, we know the changes of seasons and day and night. We also get to know emotion of the protagonists and the symbolizations of colors, including the colors of different races—the conflict and the coordination between black and white. Black and white are not only powerful contrasts; if they are appropriately blended, they can present fantastic ink paintings. The mix of seven colors results in a beautiful rainbow. Faulkner constructs LiA through various colors. We see colors through day(light) and night( darkness), black and white and other colors. This is why I find that colors make reading interesting and meaningful.

CONTENTS
Acknowledgements i

INTRODUCTION 1

CHAPTER ONE 8

Light and Dark

CHAPTER TWO 46

Black and White

CHAPTER THREE 65

Other Colors

CONCLUSION 86

WORKS CITED 88

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