A Persecuted Name: Faulkner\'s Jesus And Jesus Of Nazareth

When thinking about history, most people can conjure up some knowledge about the history of Black Americans and Jesus of Nazareth. Manual labor under harsh conditions and a controlled living in society are two ideas that most people associate with the history of black slavery. It is also well known that the white, old south plays a significant part in the history of the Black American’s struggles. The name, Jesus, is often known because of his influence and fame in respects to Christianity. Thinking about Jesus also invokes ideas and feelings about Jesus’ persecution and struggles as well. That Evening Sun, by William Faulkner, calls to mind many ideas of history. By choosing a black man named Jesus for a character in That Evening Sun, Faulkner uncovers and illuminates the relationship between the White Majority of the Old South, and the Roman and Jewish majority at the time of Christ.

In the 1930’s traditional, Old South, blacks begin entering into the lives of the whites more and more; the social mentalities of the whites perceive this as less than appealing. Faulkner begins discussing the setting, the city of Jefferson, as a place where the electric

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