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BarnBurningWilliamFaulkner SouthernLiterature TheSouth theDeepSouth SouthCarolina Georgia Florida Alabama Tennessee Mississippi LouisianatheextendedSouth includingalsotheborderstatessuchasKentucky Maryland NorthCarolina Virginia WestVirginia ArkansasandTexas Auniquehistory tradition agrarian thearistocraticplantationsystem thecavaliertradition 骑士传统 institutionofslaverylittlepopularedu art literatureoflittleconsequenceTheCivilWarandReconstruction 1865 1876 TheabolitionofslaveryandthenewstatusofblacksAhistoryofdeclineandlosingglorysinceindustrializationandCW senseoffrustrationanddestruction conflictbet traditionandthenewvalues Southernrenaissance Inthe20thcent southernlit becamenotonlydistinguishedbutverydiverse yetithasoftenlaidstressonregionalism By1920 s aliterarymovementknownastheSouthernRenaissanceemerged Therewasadominationofsouthernlit foratleast4decadesinAm Lit Southernrenaissance Representatives EllenGlasgow KateChopin precursorstothemovementWilliamFaulknerKatherineAnnePorter EudoraWelt CarsonMcCullersTennesseeWilliams FlanneryO Conner CharacteristicsofsouthernliteratureSouthernliteraturecanbedefinedasliteratureabouttheSouth writtenbyauthorswhowereraisedintheSouth Characteristicsofsouthernliteratureare a Theimportanceoffamily senseofcommunity andreligion b Theimportanceoftimeandplace explorationofthepast senseofhumanlimitation moraldilemma c Theuseofsouthernvoiceanddialect MostofthenovelsarewrittenasaSoutherneractuallyspeaks Manybooksalsodescribethehistoricalimportanceofthesoutherntown MajorthemesofSouthernLiterature AristocraticlifeontheplantationTheAmericanCivilWar ProsperitybeforetheCivilWarThelostgloryTheReconstructionTheracialissues slaveryandthesuperiorityofthewhiteThesignificanceoffamily religion andcommunityConflictbetweenoldandnewvalues mores changesbroughtaboutbyindustrialization declineofthepasttradition Background ThoughitseemedthattheslaverysystemendedwiththepassingoftheCivilWar itdidnotreallydisappeared forthediscriminationtowardstheblackpeoplestillexisted ThearticlewaswrittenaftertheAmericanCivilWar whichendedin1865 Beforethewar theNorthernAmericawasanindustrializedsociety whileSouthernAmericawasasocietydependingonplantationandslaverysystemexisted CharacteristicsoftheSouthernAmerica OldSouth plantation slaverysystem romanticism closetothenatureandthelifewasfullofjoy NewSouth thesouthernpartfailedintheCivilWar thesouthernerswereinfluencedbythewayoflivingstyleinnorthernpart ofcourse theycouldnotacceptit andtheystillwentontobeabsorbedintheirpassinglivingstyle theywerenotwillingtofacetheirrealisticlives Style longandembedded 嵌入式 sentences complexsyntaxcomplexmodifyingelementsplacedafterthenounssoundverycasualorinformalsometimesvaguereferencepronouns atthestore movingthehouse arrivingatthehouseofDeSpain abouttheruggoingtothestoreagain SartywenttowarnMajorDe Spain Plot Thefirstscenehappenedinthestore AbnerwasaccusedofhavingburntthebarnandhissonSartywasforcedtolie FromthepsychologicalstruggleofSartywhenhisfatheraskhimtotelllies wecanseethatSartysufferedalotbetweenhishonestyandhisconsiderationofhisfather sfeeling Thesecondscenewasontheirwaytofindanewhouse Thatnighttheycamped SartyobservedthesmallbunchoffiremadebyAbner buthecouldnotfigureouttherealreason Infact Abnerwasanarmydesert 开小差 hewasquiteafraidtobewatchedevenafterthewar Sowheneverandwhereverhemadeafire hemadeitinthisway Abnerformedinhismindthathewouldfightagainstpeopleindifferentclass thatistherichclass ThethirdsceneiswhentheboysawthesplendidhouseofMajorDeSpain helosthimselfintheimaginationofthewonderfullife WhentheyarrivedatMajorDeSpain shouse Abnerdidnotpayanyattentiontotheoldniggerwhowasthehouse keeperofMajorDeSpain hejustwentstraightintothehouseandmadethecleanrugratherdirtywithhisdustedshoes TheoldmanwantedtostopAbner buthedarednottotouchhim ThefourthsceneisthatwhentheriderwithcollarlessandevenbareheadedcametoAbner shouseandaskhimtocompensatefortherughehaddestroyed Abnerdidnotcareaboutit Fromtheabovetwosceneswecanfigureoutthatatthattime theracialdiscriminationwasstillexistingbetweenwhiteandblackpeople ThefifthsceneisthatAbnerclaimtotheofficialthatthecompensationwastoomuchforhim Soheoncecametothestore There Sartydefendedhisfatherbytellingthat hedidnotburnit andhealsosuggestedtohisfatherthattherewasnoneedtopayanythingwithregardtoDeSpain srequirement ThesixthsceneisthatwhenAbneraskedSartytogettheoil Sartystruggledfiercelyinhisheart Finally hedecidedtowarnMajorDeSpain Ononehand Sartywantedtotakehisfather sorderandsteptobeadversary 对手 敌手 totherich However Sartyfinallydecidedtotakehisownidea thatistobejusticetotheworld buthedidnotrealizethatlifewouldstillbenodifferentevenifhestruggledagainstthewayhisfatherhadalwaysbeen Becausetheywerelivinginasocietythatwasfilledwithunjustanddiscriminationaswellasdepressuponthelowerclass Theme ConflictClassConflict richandpoorfamilyRacialconflict whiteandblackpeopleMoralconflict SartyandAbner PlotStructureandSetting Theopeningsceneissetinastorethatfunctionsasamakeshiftcourtroom HereAbnerisontrialforburningabarn Sartyiscalleduptobequestionedabouthisfather butintheendheisnotrequiredtotestify Withinsufficientevidenceagainsthim Abnerreceivesnopunishment onlythejustice sadvicetoleavethearea Sartygetsinafightwithanotherboywhocallsout Barnburner Afterseveraldays journeytothenewfamilyresidence arundownhouse AbnertakestheboytovisithisnewemployerMajordeSpain smansion Themansionleavesadeepimpressionontheboyasrepresentinganorderoflifethatisimpervioustohisfather stouch Abnerdeliberatelytrackshorsedungoverthecream coloredFrenchrug horrifyingMrs deSpain MajordeSpainandablackservantdelivertherugtobecleaned Abner refusinghiswife sassistance ruinsitbywashingitinlye 碱液 andscratchingoutthestainswithastone HereturnsittodeSpain sporch Thefollowingmorning aWednesday MajordeSpain trembling visitstheSnopsesanddeclaresthatAbneroweshimtwentybushelsofcorntocompensatefortheone hundred dollarrug OnSaturdayAbner accompaniedbyhissons goestocourttochallengeMajordeSpain spenalty ThejudgefindsagainstAbner butreducesthepenaltytotenbushelsofcorn Returninghome Abnerprepareskerosene 煤油 andoiltoburndowndeSpain sbarn Theoldersoncooperates butSartyquestionshisfather sintentionsandthefathercommandsthemothertorestrainhim Wrestlingfree SartyrunstowarndeSpain thenrunstowarnhisfatherandbrotherthatdeSpainiscoming However heistoolate deSpainracespasthimonahorseandfiresthreeshots 6 Atmidnight Sartysitsonahillcrestandreflectsthathisfather wasbrave inthewar ignorantofhisfather sactualcowardice Asdawnapproaches hesetsoutintothewoodsonhisown ThemeoftheStory In BarnBurning thestory sconflictarosewhenSartyfacedbytheneedtoexposetruthmustchoosebetweenfamilyandmorality Thestory sprimarythemealsorevolvesaroundtherelationshipbetweenfatherandson ThisrelationshipisputtotestasSartyisfacedwithanimportantdecisiontochoosebetweendefendinghisfatheranddefendingthetruth Sarty sfamilyareitinerantfarmersbuttheymovealotmorethanotherfamiliesbecausehisfatherburnsdownsomethingeachtimehegetsangry ThismakesSartyverylonelyandalienatedfromhispeers Hisfather scrimecutshimofffromthelargersocialworldofwhichheisgrowingconscious ThissenseofalienationbecomesmoreprominentinSarty srelationwithhisfather whoshouldbehismoralrolemodelandshouldhavefacilitatedhisentryintothelargerworld Becauseofhisfather scriminalrecklessnessSartyintheendfindshimselfthebiggerchoiceofeitheralienatinghimselffromhisfamilyorstickingtothem Symbolism FireFireisaforceofcivilizationaswellasdestruction eitherway thefather suseofitalwaysvictimizesothers RugTherugthefatherruinssymbolizeshiswillfulmoralblindness Theadjective lilliputian suggeststhepettinessandinsignificanceofthefather srebellions CheeseThecheeseisassociatedwithaconflictbetweenpurejusticeandthefather swill Intheopeningscene thesmellofcheesemixes fortheboy withthesmelloffear despair andgrief becausehefeelspressurefromhisfathertolietothecourt ModernistThemesandTechniques ExperimentationwithConsciousness BarnBurning reflectsFaulkner sconcernwithrepresentingthecomplexityofconsciousness herethedividedconsciousnessofaboytornbetweenhisfatherandabstractjustice Faulknerportraystheboy slimitedperspective andusesitalicstoindicatehisinternalthoughts ExperimentationwithTime