![]() ![]() He passes Lena sitting in a ditch by the side of the road, and offers her a ride. Winterbottom will not accept Armstid's offer for his cultivator, so Armstid leaves on his wagon. She just walking, inquiring in every town she passes whether anyone has heard of Lucas Burch.Īrmstid and Winterbottom, discussing a deal for a cultivator, see Lena Grove walking by and speculate on her condition. McKinley calls her a whore, but Lena believes that Lucas will send for her as he promised, so that they can get married before it is "too late." One night, realizing that she is running out of time, she decides to sneak out and find Lucas herself. Her brother does not realize her situation until she is already six months along and the father of the baby, Lucas Burch, is long gone. When Lena is twenty, she starts sneaking out at night to meet a man, but after doing this only about a dozen times she discovers that she is pregnant. Lena takes care of all of the children for her sister-in-law because she is too busy having more to do it herself. McKinley is twenty years older than she is and has a wife who is always pregnant. When Lena was twelve, both of her parents died, and she went to live with her brother, McKinley. ![]() Light In August opens with Lena Grove sitting on the side of the road, realizing that she is now farther from home than she has ever been in her life-she has walked all the way from Alabama to Mississippi in a little less than a month. ![]()
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