Childhood In A Rose For Emily And Barn Burning

When it comes to experiencing certain things, many people refer back to their childhood familiarities and events that shaped them into the adult they are today. The fact that a mere child has to deal with so much these days is ridiculous as the times were so much simpler in the past. In “A Rose for Emily” and “Barn Burning, the topic of childhood comes up and has molded the characters into people that others may not recognize after a period of years. Faulkner uses these storylines to exhibit how childhood events are just a scratch on the surface when it comes to the decisions that many will make throughout their lifetime. It is through time that many begin to see that everything is not always what it appears to be. “A Rose for Emily” starts
Emily was able to get a significant other, but he was older as well and everyone attempted to do what they could in order to stop the relationship. The people were so concerned about her because they did not understand how she was living without her father’s riches; the riches that consumed her whole childhood and robbed her of her innocence. She is truly isolated from the real world because of this. Her love, Homer, has not been seen quite some time prior to her death and her servant does not say much because he either does not know or does not care to interfere. It is the discovery of Homer’s body that the townspeople realize that Emily had been sleeping with his corpse for the last of her years. These are the types of things that a person goes through when they are a social outcast and have no one to turn to in their time of
This could be anything including lying about a crime that was committed. Sartoris Snopes is called to the stand to testify for his father in the case of the burning of Mr. Harris’ barn. Mr. Harris believes that it was burned because of the many conflicts that he and Mr. Snopes had been having. It was the threat that Mr. Snopes gave that led Mr. Harris to claiming that he was the one that burned it. Sartoris knew it, his father knew it, but they also knew that everyone would believe a child before they believed an adult. He lies on the stand and the case is dismissed. The family does end up packing up and moving away as a result of this. It is after they have gone away and are on the road with their travels that Mr. Snopes realizes that Sartoris almost told the truth on the stand. He tells his child that he should always remain loyal to his family regardless of the circumstances. At their new residence, Mr. Snopes again has an issue with the landowner that leads to a conflict. He goes to set their barn on fire only to have his plans thwarted by Sartoris who runs to the de Spain house to tell. It is because of this disloyalty that his father is shot and