威廉·福克纳是美国文学史上著名的作家之一。作为20世纪一位文坛巨匠,福克纳一生创作了多部小说,其绝大部分是在美国南方处于历史性变革这一背景下创作的。《八月之光》是福克纳的第一部反映种族主题的小说,通过学者专家们的深入研究,大多数学者认为小说中的乔安娜.伯顿是一个白人种族主义者,而笔者通过重读这部经典小说,发现乔安娜.伯顿实际上是一名黑人反种族主义者。 William Faulkner is one of the famous writers in the history of American literature. As a literary master in the 20th century, Faulkner wrote many novels throughout his life, most of which were written in the context of historic changes in the South of the United States. “August Light” is Faulkner’s first novel that reflects the theme of race. Through the thorough study of scholars, most scholars think that Joanna Burton in the novel is a white racist and the author passed Re-read this classic novel, found that Joanna Burton is actually a black anti-racist.