Compare And Contrast Battle Royal And Barn Burning

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Barn Burning vs Battle Royal (slavery, family, and religion analysis) William Cuthbert Faulker was born in “New Albany, Mississippi, in 1897” (web, 1). Much of his early work involved poetry, but he later came to be famous for his well know legacy of American South novels. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for being “the winning novelist of the American South.” (web, 1) Ralph Ellison, born in “March 1, 1914 in Oklahoma city, Oklahoma.” (web, 2). Mr. Ellison was not always about writing novels, he did in fact in his younger days study the art of music before he one day decided that it was not for him. He decided to pack his bags and head to the big apple and become a writer. The novel that got him known the best was for his “Invisible Man”, (web, …show more content…

They lived in an era where racism, family, and religion was a big part of the way humans lived and what they believed in. Mr. Faulker wrote the short story called Barn Burning. The story is about a young boy named Colonel Sartoris Snopes or known as Sarty. Sarty is the ten year old son of a very poor migrant farmer, Abner Snopes. Mr. Faulker begins the story when young Sarty is “crouching on a keg” (Faulker, 1) in the back of the store that doubles for the court house. He cannot see the table where his father and Mr. Harris (the owner of the barn) are sitting. Mr. Snopes is being sued because he is being accused of burning down Mr. Harris’ barn. Sarty’s father is a one of the most ruthless, violent and controlling man who uses his family to make himself feel powerful and important. Mr. Snopes uses his son’s presence at the hearing in the court room due to his physical hunger, but to link that hunger with the boy’s growing need for justice. During the court room, they ask Mr. Harris if he has any proof of a “nigger”, (Faulker, 1) that has burn down his farm. Back in the old southern days, Slavery was a big part of how white people took control over the people that were colored skin. They could not see any wrong amongst themselves due to being the superior

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