Nobel Prize Acceptance In William Faulkner's Barn Burning

William Faulkner the author of Barn Burning and other literature works, identified key aspects of creating good literature in his Nobel Prize Acceptance speech. The writer should include love, honor , pity, pride, compassion and sacrifice ; lastly, the writer must include the heart in conflict. Faulkner’s Barn Burning was about a boy name Sarty, struggling to deal with his father Abner. Abner a very cold, stiff man commits crimes, his most recent one burning a barn. Sarty has to decide whether to betray himself by going against his ethics or his father by turning his back on him. With this being said Faulkner’s Barn Burning novel is a good piece of literature from the definition provided due to the heart being conflicted Abner causes both …show more content…
It included every part he included in his definition of good literature found in his Nobel Prize Acceptance speech specially with the heart in conflict. It bringings up multiple points of conflict , being in conflict with someone else or having an inner battle.The mother trying to influence Sarty to stand up to Abner but is tired of her efforts being stopped by Abner. Sarty,surmising whether to betray his father or stay loyal watching all the things his father does . Sarty trying to remain hopeful about his evil father continuing his same actions prior to the move. Sarty rises to all the points featured in Faulkner’s acceptance speech “He is immortal, not because he alone among creatures has an inexhaustible voice, but because he has a soul, a spirit capable of compassion and sacrifice and endurance.” Sarty inexhaustible voice is hope of his father changing and the only reason he stays by his father is because of his compassion. Abner a man who is cold and harsh, Sarty see’s his father a man he loves. That’s why the conflict of doing what’s best for yourself or doing something for someone you love is such a