Barn Burning Movie And Book Comparison

A Whole New World A book and a film are two different works that people use to escape the real world. These works offer the audience an escape as well as an appeal to one’s desire. When reading a book, the reader gets every piece of detail and can see the mood and tone change within the author’s words, the reader gets to see the story the way they wanted it to happen. When watching a film, the audience see the book come to life from the director’s point of view which usually leaves the audience unsatisfied. A book gives meticulous details about the story’s setting, tone, mood, and conflict while the film goes over the main scenes with indistinct detail. William Faulkner’s “Barn Burning” does just that; the book gives vivid detail about every aspect in the book while …show more content…
Although “you gotta learn to stick to your own blood or you ain 't going to have any blood to stick to you” Abner is the reason why Sarty is so conflicted (Faulkner 2190). Sarty wants to do what’s right. He wants to be loyal to justice. He even questions if his father plans it all out beforehand so that they have a place to stay afterwards. Sarty is conflicted and Abner isn’t making it easier on him to make a choice. Sarty doesn’t know whether he should turn his back on his father or turn his back on society and justice. Faulkner uses scenes like deSpain’s rug to emphasize how Sarty questions whether or not his father does things with bad intentions. The difference between Faulkner and Werner’s way of describing the scene comes to show how different the perspectives are. The book brings in more detail to emphasize the way Abner messed up the rug, opposed to the way Werner brought it to life and made it seem less intense (Werner, Barn Burning). This scene shows how differently the main conflict is brought up in comparison to diction and visual