Ron Rash Burning Bright Analysis

A Collage of Two Short Stories The first short story that will be portrayed is Ron Rash’s “Burning Bright”. On the top left side of the board is three images of forest fires. These wildfires represent the three fires that have already been set in woods of the local park. Carl, the man pictured on the second row, is grouped with these three fires because the sheriff suspects him to be the arsonist. The cloisonné tiger on the zippo lighter, located on the second row, is Carl’s wedding gift from Marcie. The lighter is also grouped with the fires because Marcie begins to think that Carl could be the arsonist. The first image on the third row is of Marcie mourning her husband, Arthur, at his funeral. The second image in the row is the extra locks …show more content…
The pictures of the wild, on row one and two, represent how the world will look like during the time of Alice’s death. These pictures also represent how change is coming to the world and to Ellen. In the middle of the first row is an image of the death crown that Ellen imagines. The pipe, located on the first row, represents the smell of smoke in the house when Ellen enters it. Under the death crown, on the second row, is an illustration of the chair that Ellen sat in during Alice’s last hours. The third image on the second row is of the window that is opened by Ellen. The cracked open window also represents how Alice fight against death that was let in. The three images on the third row depicts Alice’s room in the house. The last two rows on the board is a timeline of Alice, from childhood to death. The first picture is of Alice before she had the white swelling and high fever. The second image in the timeline is of Alice and Ellen playing in the field together. The third and fourth portrayal of Alice is during her later years in life. The fifth picture is of Ellen sitting beside Alice and taking care of her during her final moments. The fifth and final image of Alice is when she has died and has reached inner