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A Critical Approach To Barn Burning (by William Faulkner)
A Critical Approach To "Barn Burning" (by William Faulkner)
"Barn Burning" is a sad story because it very clearly shows the
classical struggle between the "privileged" and the "underprivileged"
classes. Time after time emotions of despair surface from both the
protagonist and the antagonist involved in the story.
This story outlines two distinct protagonists and two distinct
antagonists. The first two are Colonel Sartoris Snopes ("Sarty") and his
father Abner Snopes ("Ab"). Sarty is the protagonist surrounded by his
father antagonism whereas Ab is the protagonist antagonized by the social
structure and the struggle that is imposed
Approximate words: 796
Approximate pages: 4
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