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Barn Burning: The Symbolism Of Fire
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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 in the story is fire. The ....
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...., offers a tremendous understanding into the state of Abner's anger. Due to the extreme cold Abner builds a small contained fire. Faulkner describes this fire as "a small fire, neat, niggard almost, a shrewd fire; such fires were his father's [Abner's] habit and custom always."(483) From this, one understands Abner's deeper relation to fire, its potential and its power. He respects it, and as a result of this respect, he uses it as his greatest weapon. In this sense, his relation to fire demonst.... |
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