A Critical Approach To "Barn Burning" (by William Faulkner)
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A Critical Approach To "Barn Burning" (by William Faulkner)
"Barn Burning" is a sad story because it very clearly shows the
classical struggle between the “privileged” and the “underprivileged”
classes. Time after time emotions of despair surface from both the
protagonist and the antagonis ....
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.... share pay for the necessities of life. As a result of
this status, Ab and his family know from the start what the future will
hold -- hard work for their landlord and mere survival for them.
No hope for advancement prevails throughout the story. Sarty, his
brother and the twin sisters have no access to education, as they must
spend their time working in the fields or at home performing familial
duties. Nutrition is lacking “He could smell the coffee from the room
where they would prese ....
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