Analysis Of Barn Burning By William Faulkner

“Barn Burning “ is the story of Sarty, the youngest of the Snopeses family, struggling with life choices. He does not know whether to choose his family or what he thinks is right. However, at the end, Sarty figures out what to do, and realizes what he needs to do to live right. The author of “Barn Burning” is William Faulkner. He based most of his stories in the American South where he was born and raised and later died. In his longlife, Faulkner worked many jobs: farmer to soldier to businessman to, of course, author. Based on the words of not only myself, but also the words from the editors of the electronic news channel Bio., such experience gives Faulkner the advantage to writing such stories as “Barn Burning.” Faulkner can dig deep inside
of himself and make it seem as if his characters have lived in the real world. Faulkner adds realism to “Barn Burning” by making his characters talk like true southerners. BEcause he knew southern life very well, so much of his work was genuine. Take for instance the conversation Sarty’s older brother Sartoris had with their mother after a fight: “Naw...Hit don’t hurt. Lemme be.” (Faulkner 23) Although they are just a few words, the reader can see the whole family’s lives. The Snopeses family is not well educated and most likely from today’s term “deep south.”
Faulkner has a very unusual, even unstable, writing style.
The long sentences, and even words, begin to blend in with each other. This makes the reader read over a few sentences or even the whole paragraph to try to understand what is going on. EVen in an article published by Paris Preview, Faulkner has stated that you will have to read his writing “four times.” This simply indicates that even his knows his writing style is confusing. While his style is strange, it does have a deep meaning. Faulkner’s writing mimics human thoughts throughout their daily lives. He accomplishes this in his short story “Barn Burning” by describing every single thought that runs through Sarty’s ten-year-old mind. An example is the very first paragraph when Sarty is looking at all the food in the makeshift courtroom/store. The mind of this boy was set on the smell of food rather than his father’s court experience. (Faulkner 1) Faulkner’s writing does not include many short sentences. This also makes it very hard for the reader to understand. “Barn Burning” seems very fast-paced because Faulkner shows how the human mind never rests from thinking. Our thoughts are constantly jumping from one topic to another. Once again, because Faulkner writes in mostly long descriptive sentences, the reader loses where they are reading and has to start
over.
William Faulkner lived a long and somewhat depressing life.However, his works will forever be cherished and will always have some kind of connection in today's world.
Although Faulkner’s writing style is difficult to overcome and comprehend, all of his works will forever have a deeper meaning than what they appear.

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