Barn Burning And Red Leaves Comparison Essay
Diversities and Similarities
Carissa Comsa
William Faulkner
September 11
William Cuhbert Faulkner is an American writer and Nobel prize winner from
Oxford Mississippi. He wrote novels, short stories, poetry, essays, and a play. He is best known for his short stories, two of which are named Barn Burning and Red Leaves. There are many diveresities between these stories such as Barn Buring's themes of authority and justice versus Red leaves's themes of corruption and mortality but there are also similarities that include Power, Slavery, and Loyalty. Overall Faulkner uses similar techniques and themes but has diversity in each story. A major difference between the stories is the sense of authority. In barn burner
Abner (the father) always has …show more content…
Faulkner through involvement with white people shows the corruption when Issetibbeha travels to Europe and returns with a gilt bed, a pair of girandoles and a pair of slippers with red heels. These items are significant because in reality Issetibbeha has no real use for any of thesethings, Falukners suggests that the white materialistic items are corrupting the indians. Overall Faulkner conveys differences in both these stories. Faulkner also shows similar ideas. Power is a big shared theme. In Barn Burning Abner burning down Harris’ and Spain’s barn makes him feel that in some way he is who is in control or that he has taken power. In that there is a sense that Abner is reliant on fire to maintain power. Similarly in Red Leaves Moketubbe also yearns for power.
Moketubbe stole shoes from Issetibbeha (his father) infering that he lusts to steal power.
They both uses physical things to show or assert their power. Slavery is also another theme shown through both stories. In Barn Burning it doesn't delve to deep only asserting that slavery exists. In Red leaves though it demonstatres that through Doom’s
(Issetibbeha’s father) involvement with white people that the Chickasaws
Carissa Comsa
William Faulkner
September 11
William Cuhbert Faulkner is an American writer and Nobel prize winner from
Oxford Mississippi. He wrote novels, short stories, poetry, essays, and a play. He is best known for his short stories, two of which are named Barn Burning and Red Leaves. There are many diveresities between these stories such as Barn Buring's themes of authority and justice versus Red leaves's themes of corruption and mortality but there are also similarities that include Power, Slavery, and Loyalty. Overall Faulkner uses similar techniques and themes but has diversity in each story. A major difference between the stories is the sense of authority. In barn burner
Abner (the father) always has …show more content…
Faulkner through involvement with white people shows the corruption when Issetibbeha travels to Europe and returns with a gilt bed, a pair of girandoles and a pair of slippers with red heels. These items are significant because in reality Issetibbeha has no real use for any of thesethings, Falukners suggests that the white materialistic items are corrupting the indians. Overall Faulkner conveys differences in both these stories. Faulkner also shows similar ideas. Power is a big shared theme. In Barn Burning Abner burning down Harris’ and Spain’s barn makes him feel that in some way he is who is in control or that he has taken power. In that there is a sense that Abner is reliant on fire to maintain power. Similarly in Red Leaves Moketubbe also yearns for power.
Moketubbe stole shoes from Issetibbeha (his father) infering that he lusts to steal power.
They both uses physical things to show or assert their power. Slavery is also another theme shown through both stories. In Barn Burning it doesn't delve to deep only asserting that slavery exists. In Red leaves though it demonstatres that through Doom’s
(Issetibbeha’s father) involvement with white people that the Chickasaws