Barn Burning

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Have you read Barn Burning by William Faulkner? Have you ever thought about the characters in the story and what they are like? Or how did they contribute to the story? Well, in almost every story the mind subconsciously does this. Putting together ideas of these characters, of how their personalities are and what they look like. Almost always, the story helps intensify this by giving us specific things the characters do. This essay will go into the depth of the characters De Spain, Abner Snopes, Mr. Harris, and Sarty in the story Barn Burning. The first character we will be discussing is Abner. In the story, Abner is seen as a poor man trying to make a living harvesting crops. He hates the rich thinking they are pretentious and stuck up and tries to share these …show more content…

In the story, Faulkner describes Abner as saying he is “cut from the tin”. This description makes him seem as if he has no emotion and rarely shows any being very cold and hard. Faulkner also mentions Abner as being “iron-like”. This term gives the reader the idea that Abner is strong and has a great sense of willpower. This shows that Abner is hard-working and is willing to do anything to provide for his kids and get the living that he needs. With these two terms, the reader develops the idea that even though Abner is very hardworking for the little money he desires, he shows no emotions about his struggles and chooses to be cold, giving his kids the thought of him being strong. Second off is the character Major De Spain in Barn Burning. In the story De Spain is a rival. He is the employer and landlord of Adner and his family after they left the county. The whole reason the barn burns down in just a few days is that Abner brings poop on his shoes onto de Spain's rug which proceeds to him taking Abner to court and burning down his barn. Throughout the story, you develop the idea that Spain is seen as condescending and

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