English Literature `barn burning

Running head : AN ESSAY ON WILLIAM FAULKNER 'S BARN BURNING

To Believe in One 's Father : An Essay on William Faulkner 's Barn Burning

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There are no perfect fathers , but a yet very young boy does not realize that yet . To children , their fathers are awesome figures to emulate . He is , after all , the first man in their life which they learn to obey , who gives them love and attention , fixes everything that 's broken , and who seems to know the answer to every question . However , there

are instances , or sometimes all it takes is one event , when the child realizes the truth : that his father is far from the perfect superhero with godlike qualities . Nevertheless , every child needs to have those chances to believe in his father so that in spite the realization which occurs later on , the child retains a sense of adulation , even if it is only as a form of sentiment towards one 's father than the actual truth

The father , however , has the responsibility of making sure that he deserves the respect and trust of his son in spite the mistakes he make - which his son would see and feel . The son can forgive his father if his good traits overpower his weaknesses , or if the father can justify the necessity of doing something that is considered socially or morally unacceptable . The failure of Abner Snopes to make his son believe in the rightness of his reasons for doing the things...