Part one of term paper
William Faulkner's short story, "Barn Burning," discusses the problems of the sharecropper, in the late nineteenth century South. Primarily a story about the relationship between father and son, the story presents itself through the use of symbolism. The most vital symbol in the story is fire. The fire symbolizes the father's anger and, his ...

Part two of term paper
... has a lack of respect for other peoples property. This side of Abner that thinks he can destroy anything to make things better relates perfectly to fire. Fire destroys anything in it’s way, and has respect for nothing. It will not stop until it is forced to quit. Just like fire, Abner does not respect boundaries. He stops at nothing and respects no ones property. Abner’s son, Sarty, was the person trying to stop this “fire” when he was not going to lie for his father. Sarty ...