William Faulkner

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acts of hate and tries to stop it (Faulkner "Barn" 23). He attempts to put out the "fire" inside his father. He is sick of his family’s way of life and is ready for a change no matter what it takes, even if it means going against his own blood. No matter what is done, they can not stop Abner from lashing out and burning buildings. Through his sheer enjoyment of the negative sides of his anger and power, Abner rips his family apart. He does so by forcing his family to put up with the consequences of his actions. In a way, Faulkner writes as a moralist. He demonstrates, through his character Abner, why a reasonable approach to adversity and letdowns is necessary, to avoid allowing one’s problems to get so bad that they can engulf the subject like an inferno. In this story Mrs. DeSpain’s "nigger" acts loyally and tries to save his owner’s animals from the fire that were in the barn. Faulkner’s book "Intruder in the Dusk," is the story of a ...

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boyhood into comparative maturity is as much the subject of the book as the predicament of the Negro" (Edmund 219).
Another story of Faulkner’s that contains the maturing theme and has a Southern setting is "A Rose for Emily." This one, like most of his others, takes place in the southern part of the United States. It takes place after the Civil War during the south’s transition from the "Old South" to the "New South." All we know is that she lives in Jefferson, but we can assume it is in the South for a couple of reasons. The first clue is the style of her house. "It was a big, squarish frame house that had once been white, decorated with ...

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