In the short story "Barn Burning," Faulkner uses his familiar Yoknapatawpha County, and in "A Rose for Emily," his town of Jefferson. ... Abner Snopes, from "Barn Burning," is also a character in Faulkner's The Unvanquished, The Hamlet, The Town, The Mansion, "My Grandmother Millard," and "Vendee." ... In "A Rose For Emily," the Colonel is the Mayor of Jefferson and in "Barn Burning," he is the man who shot Abner Snopes, when Abner tried the steal the Colonel's horse. ... Faulkner's background is so influential on "A Rose For Emily," that it is a metaphor for how the South wa...

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William Faulkner's short stories revolve around the family relationships established by the characters, and the conflict arising from these relationships "or because of them "drive the stories. ... By illustrating the tragic lives of two children deprived of the love of their fathers, two of Faulkner's short stories exemplify his "family centered- approach: "Barn Burning- and "A Rose for Emily,"" "Barn Burning- is the story of Sarty Snopes' maturation and separation from his father, Abner. ... From the beginning it is obvious that he is not happy with his father&#x...

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You might be able to take William Faulkner out of the South (as he, himself, attempted to do when he moved his family to England for a time), but you could never take the South out of William Faulkner. ... The deterioration of the Southern plantation society, the feelings of rage at a lost culture (and innocence) and the predator (master) and prey (slave) mentality which still existed in the South were common threads woven throughout the tapestry of Faulkner's writings, and these themes are especially evident in the short stories, "A Rose For Miss Emily," "Barn ...

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Faulkner's short story "Barn Burning" is a sad story because it very clearly shows the classical struggle between the privileged and the underprivileged classes in the southern culture. Faulkner's use of the townspeople in Yoknapatawpha County is also emphasized in A Rose for Emily. ... Faulkner uses a great deal of symbolism in this story., "A Rose for Emily" emphasizes that beauty and elegance can become distorted through negligence and a lack of love and affection. ... • Faulkner, William. ... The Achievement of William Faulkner. ...

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