The book ‘The Novels of William Styron‘ presents a perceptive study of Styron’s concern with the tragic fact of human existence as a constant endeavour to affirm love and compassion despite the nihilistic terror caused by ubiquitous violence in modern world. It has chapters on Lie Down in Darkness, The Long March, Set This House on Fire and The Confessions of Nat Turner.
The book explores Styron’s consciousness of human value which is being destroyed on the basis of color differences and sometimes on the name of Creed, Soil, Honor and ‘Nationalities.
It also shows the tragic existence of a Man even at home in the lack of love and compassion. The things are illustrated with eternal love story and a slave revolt led by Nat Turner in 1831 in southern Virginia-USA. It also integrates how the army officers negate human worth on the name of honor and pride.
