Barn Burning: The Symbolism Of Fire

Part I of Essay
William Faulkner's short story, "Barn Burning," discusses the problems of the sharecropper, in the late nineteenth century South. Primarily a story about the relationship between father and son, the story presents itself through the use of symbolism. The most vital symbol ....

Part II of Essay
.... son, Sarty, was the person trying to stop this “fire” when he was not going to lie for his father. Sarty was sick of his family’s way of life and was ready for a change no matter what it would take, even going against his own blood. Abner's behavior makes him unwanted in any community so he is constantly moving his family from place to place. The family has become so used to this nomadic life, that they have few memories of a stable place to call home. This causes them to know life under the stars as well as they do under a roof. The scene ....