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Sanctuary by William Faulkner takes place in Yoknapatawpha County, Mississippi, and follows Temple Drake, a college girl from a well-off family, who falls prey to a ruthless bootlegger named Popeye. Popeye's subsequent actions, including abducting Temple and raping her, ripple through the lives of characters like lawyer Horace Benbow, bootlegger Lee Goodwin, and Temple's date, Gowan Stevens. The book contains graphic depictions of sexual assault, domestic violence, and lynching, as well as the use of derogatory language.