Barn Burning is a short story written by William Faulkner, which first appeared in 1939 and has since been widely read.The story guides readers to observe the world through a 10-year-old boy, Sarty's point of view...Barn Burning is a short story written by William Faulkner, which first appeared in 1939 and has since been widely read.The story guides readers to observe the world through a 10-year-old boy, Sarty's point of view, at the same time, the continual intervening of omniscient narrator breaks through the restrictions of Sarty's subjective point of view. Faulkner's use of multiple points of view makes the novel hard to understand. In order to better appreciate Barn Burning, analysis of the use of multiple points of view with the help of Gerard Genette's focalization theory is necessary. Moreover, the application of Wayne Booth's ideas of implied author and discussion of Sarty's narrative reliability are also presented. Hopefully, it can help readers form a good habit of narrative thinking and understand the novel in a better way.展开更多
文摘Barn Burning is a short story written by William Faulkner, which first appeared in 1939 and has since been widely read.The story guides readers to observe the world through a 10-year-old boy, Sarty's point of view, at the same time, the continual intervening of omniscient narrator breaks through the restrictions of Sarty's subjective point of view. Faulkner's use of multiple points of view makes the novel hard to understand. In order to better appreciate Barn Burning, analysis of the use of multiple points of view with the help of Gerard Genette's focalization theory is necessary. Moreover, the application of Wayne Booth's ideas of implied author and discussion of Sarty's narrative reliability are also presented. Hopefully, it can help readers form a good habit of narrative thinking and understand the novel in a better way.
