Short Story Essay on "A Rose For Emily" and "Barn Burning"
Human behavior is one of the most studied and talked about traits of human beings, for it makes us who we are after all. It is prevalent in books, movies, stories, and most importantly life, everything we do involves it. In all of the short stories we read, aspects of human behavior where the basis of the writings. The short stories "A Rose For Emily" and "Barn Burning" show excellent human reactions to life's challenges through the themes of social status and death.
One of the overriding themes in all of the stories we read was that of social status. Social status was a present issue back in the civil war days and has continued up into modern day society. Unfortunately a person is not judged by whom they are, but they are judged by the money they make and the background they come from. Faulkner does as wonderful job in "A Rose For Emily" and "Barn Burning" of showing the effects that social status can have on......
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