Barn Burning: The Right Way Vs. The Wrong Father
Sophie Shin
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Professor St-Jacques
ENG 1120 CC
February 29th 2012
Barn Burning: The Right Way vs. The Wrong Father William Faulkner’s commitment to depicting “the problems of the human heart in conflict with itself” (245) find perfect expression in “Barn Burning,” in which Sarty is torn between his growing realization of his father’s depravity and his innate conviction that there is another, better way of being in the world.
The way in which Faulkner has Sarty’s language used towards his father transitions throughout the story and depicts when Sarty realizes that there is a better way to be in this world. When looking at the beginning to the story, Sarty spoke childish as he would just simply watch what surrounded him. He referred
6385592
Professor St-Jacques
ENG 1120 CC
February 29th 2012
Barn Burning: The Right Way vs. The Wrong Father William Faulkner’s commitment to depicting “the problems of the human heart in conflict with itself” (245) find perfect expression in “Barn Burning,” in which Sarty is torn between his growing realization of his father’s depravity and his innate conviction that there is another, better way of being in the world.
The way in which Faulkner has Sarty’s language used towards his father transitions throughout the story and depicts when Sarty realizes that there is a better way to be in this world. When looking at the beginning to the story, Sarty spoke childish as he would just simply watch what surrounded him. He referred