Burning Love

The story of Barn Burning by William Faulkner had many themes, but loyalty and morals are the greatest challenges for a young boy who is torn between loyalty to his family and the morality of doing the right thing even if it meant going against his own father. As the story progresses you notice the changes in the boy’s rational thinking. He transitions from a boy scared into being loyal to his father to a morally correct being, later in the story. Loyalty is something that was beaten into…

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…

At first glance, it seems strange to compare a children’s book to a dystopian novel, however, revolving around the battle between knowledge and ignorance, the dark dystopia of Fahrenheit 451, written by Ray Bradbury, surprisingly draws many parallels to the children’s book, The Lorax by Dr. Seuss. In Fahrenheit 451, Bradbury depicts a future where ignorant and emotionless masses are bombarded with meaningless media and filled with empty happiness. In this oppressive world, Montag is a fireman…

“Barn Burning” by William Faulkner is a short story about how Colonel Sartoris Snopes, often referred to in the story as Sarty, struggles with morality and his family bonds as his father, Abner Snopes, commits acts of arson with a cold, calculated demeanor. The story starts with a court hearing about one such incident, a barn burning, where the Snopes end up banished from that county. After arriving at a new place, Abner takes Sarty to see their landlords for a reason not mentioned. The…

come up with a plan to stop the aunts from arguing. They were going to burn the house that the aunts wanted down. But the plan didn't turn out to happen the way they thought it was. The book says “Gat, Johnny, Mirren, and me. We set a fire and it’s burning down…

Sarty is a young boy that is troubled and confused on how he wants to live his life. He is fighting between common morals and loyalty to his family more certainly, his father. With Sarty being a ten year old boy, this decision tears the boy apart emotionally before Sarty realizes how he will live his life independently. Abusive father, Abner, believes he can manipulate his family to help in committing crimes to innocent families before Sarty becomes brave and wants to live his life how he…

Paper #1 Outline I. Introduction: In William Faulkner’s Barn Burning, the young protagonist, Sarty transitions into an individual with a strong sense of integrity choosing between loyalties to his father and telling the truth to uphold justice. II. Argument #1: Despite his father’s injustice, Sarty has an overwhelming fear of being disloyal to his family. A. Because Sarty is named after a Colonel, the justice of the court assumes he will always tell the truth which further influences the idea…

Fahrenheit 451 is a futuristic story that introduces a world without books. Communication in the form of literature and media is completely censored by the government. Books were revised to be appropriate enough for everyone to read, and then ultimately it was decided that books should become obsolete. Instead of putting out fires, the firemen were igniting them. Thousands of books of various genres were burned and destroyed. It was illegal for people to have them, because the words were viewed…

This past summer I went to the Dominican Republic for a family vacation for two and a half weeks. As we explored different parts of the island, we decided to stay in this beautiful mountain called “Lomas Linda.” Lomas Linda is known for its unique mountains, diversity in mountain and flowers. While we were in the mountains I felt the cool wind. We went on long drives that led us to a natural river, and we went to one of the biggest orchid collections in the world. The Dominican Republic is known…

Human beings, flawed as they are, frequently form unhealthy attachments, run arms akimbo into delusion, and create fictions that drive them eventually to suicide or madness. In the world outside of horror novels people lose their grip on reality and in their insanity meld their mental illnesses to the environment around them. Within the world of horror novels such a break from reality could certainly be hastened by a malevolent antagonist. In The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson the…