Barn-Burning.ppt

12011011050尹正娟12011011052张倩12011011059蒋若瑜12011011066张亚平12011011069练进,BARNBURNING,WilliamFaulkner(1897-1962),Americannovelist,knownforhisepicportrayal,insome20novels,ofthetragicconflictbetweentheoldandthenewSouth.AlthoughFaulknersintricateplotsandcomplexnarrativestylealienatedmanyreadersofhisearlywritings,hewasaliterarygeniuswhosepowerfulworksandcreativevisionearnedhimthe1949NobelPrizeinliterature.,IntroductiontotheAuthor,BarnBurning,PlotsummaryAbner,thefatherofyoungSartySnopes,isbeingdrivenoutoftownafterburningdownhislandlordsbarn.InthecourtcasethatopensthestoryandinwhichSartyisinitiallycalledtotestify,nopalpableproofcanpointtoAbnerastheculprit,buttheSnopesfamilyisorderedtoleavethecounty.TheymovetoanewplacewhereAbneristoworkasasharecropperforMajordeSpain,butAbnercannotseemtostophimselffromactingoutagainstauthorityinordertopreservehishonor.Shortlyafterarrivingathisnewposition,AbnervisitsMajordeSpainshouseandtrackshorsedroppingsonablondrug.MajordeSpainordersAbnertocleantherug,whichhedoesbyusingaharshlyesoap,ruiningtherugbeyondrepair,beforethrowingtherugontoMajordeSpainsfrontporch.MajordeSpainleviesonAbnerafineof20bushelsofcornagainstthepriceoftherug.,BarnBurning,Atcourt,aJusticeofthePeacereducesthefinetotenbushelsofcorn.Feelingonceagainwronged,AbnermakespreparationstosetfiretoMajordeSpainsbarn.SartywarnsMajordeSpainofhisfathersintentionstoburndownhisbarnandthenfleesinthedirectionofhisfather.HeissoonovertakenbyMajordeSpainonhishorseandjumpsintotheditchtogetoutoftheway.Sartyhearstwogunshots,butwhogetsshotisneverrevealed;thefatherandthebrotherappearinworkssetafterBarnBurning.Profoundlyaffectedbyhisfatherslegacy,theboydoesnotreturntohisfamilybutcontinuesonwithhislifealone.,WritingTechnique,1.LongandcomplexsentencesFaulknerssyntax(thewayasentenceisputtogether)helpscontributetothislackofdefinitiveconclusion,becausemanyofhissentencesmeanderanddigressbeforeending.AddingcomplexitytoFaulknersfiction,whichheintendedtoreflectthestrugglesfacedineverydayworld-strugglethatusuallydonothaveclearresolutions.e.g:“DolikeItoldyou,”thefathersaid.Then,theboywasmoving,hisbunchedshirtandthehard,bonyhandbetweenhisshoulder-blades,histoesjusttouchingthefloor,acrosstheroomandintotheother,pastthesisterssittingwithspreadheavythighsintothetwochairsoverthecoldhearth,andtowherehismotherandauntsidebysideonthebed,theauntsarmsabouthismothersshoulders.,2.StreamofConsciousnessFaulknerslong,loopingsentencesformastreamofconsciousnessstyleinwhichacharactersrovingthoughtsandassociationsarereproducedonthepage.e.g:Icouldkeepon,hethought,Icouldrunonandonandneverlookback,neverneedtoseehisfathersfaceagain.OnlyIcant,Icant.,Heusesmanyinteriormonologuetoexpresstheinnerheartofthecharacters,moreclearlyrepresentingthefeelingsandgivingreadersasenseoftruthfulness.e.g:IfIhadsaidtheywantedonlytruth,justice,hewouldhavehitmeagainMaybehewillhaveittoo.Maybeitwillevenchangehim,3.Usingmanysymbols1)symbols:fireAsabarnburner,Abnerisassociatedwithfire.Fireasaforceofcivilizationanddestruction(takingthefamilyslanternoiltoburndeSpainsbarn)e.g:asmallfire,neat,niggardalmost,ashrewedfire;suchfireswerehisfathershabitandcustomalways,eveninfreezingweather.,2)Symbol:RugThedestructionoftherugissymbolicofAbnerslargerrebellionagainstsocietyHe“neverlookedatit,heneveroncelookeddownattherug”disregardinghisdestructiveness.3)Symbol:CheeseCheeseisapeculiarsymbol,associatedwiththepoweroffamilyallegianceoverexternaljusticeinthetwocourtscenesThestoreinwhichthejusticeofthepeaceofthepeacescourtwassittingsmelledofcheese.Abnerbuyscheesefromcourtroomstoreandsharesitwithhissons.,4)UsingdifferentperspectivesFaulknerdescribedthestoryfromSartysperpectiveandthenarratorsperspective.e.g:Icouldkeepon,hethought.(Sarty).therustedcaninhishandnow.,ThemesLoyaltytoFamilyversusLoyaltytotheLawIn“BarnBurning,”Sartymustdecidewhetherloyaltytofamilyorloyaltytothelawisthemoralimperative.FortheSnopesfamily,particularlyforSartorissfather,familyloyaltyisvaluedaboveallelse.,Thefamilyseemstoexistoutsideofsocietyandevenoutsidethelaw,andtheirmoralcodeisbasedonfamilyloyaltyratherthantraditionalnotionsofrightorwrong.AbnertellsSartythatheshouldremainloyaltohis“blood,”orfamily,orhewillfindhimselfalone.Thisthreatsuggestshowisolatedthefamilyreallyisandhowfullytheyrelyononeanotherforprotection,evenwhentheirfaithinthisprotectionisunfounded.,Bloodinaliteralsenseappearsaswell,underscoringtheintensityofthetiesamongfamily.Forexample,whentheAbneresareleavingthemakeshiftcourthouseatthebeginningofthestory,alocalboyaccusesAbnerofbeingabarnburner,and,whenSartywhirlsaroundtoconfronthim,theboyhitsSartyandbloodieshisface.Theblood,driedandcakedonhisfaceduringtherideoutoftown,is,inaway,amarkofpride:Sartyhaddefendedthefamilyname.,However,afterAbneronceagainplanstoburnabarn,Sartyunderstandsthatfamilyloyaltycomesattoogreatacostandistooheavyaburden.Herejectsfamilyloyaltyandinsteadbetrayshisfather,warningdeSpainthathisbarnisabouttobeburned.OnlywhenAbneriskilledpresumablyshottodeathbydeSpainattheendofthestoryisthefamilyfree.Theywereloyal,buttheystillwindupalone.,TheSearchforPeaceSurroundedbyviolenceandconflict,Sartyisconstantlyoverwhelmedbyfear,grief,anddespair,andheknowsthathemustsearchforpeaceifheeverwantstobefreefromthesetumultuousemotions.Sartyspecificallyreferstofear,grief,anddespairthroughoutthestory,revealingthedepthofhisstruggletofindhisplaceamongthedemandsofhisfamilyandhisowndevelopingideasofmorality.ToSarty,peace,joy,anddignityarethealluringpromisesofadifferentkindoflife,onethatseemsveryfarawayfromlifeintheAbnerhousehold.,HissensethatadifferentkindoflifeexistsgrowsparticularlyacutewhenheandSnopesapproachdeSpainshouse.Sartyisenamoredwiththegroundsandtheimposinghouse,andthedomesticblissthatseemstoemanatefromtheestategivesSartoyatemporarycomfort.The“spellofthehouse”seemstochangeeverything,andSartyfoolishlyhopesthatithasthepowertoturnhisfatherfromhiscriminalways.Forthefirsttime,Sartyhasglimpsedapea