A Study of a Father and Son: Abner and Sarty In “Barn Burning”, William Faulkner writes of a young boy, Colonel Sartoris “Sarty” Snopes, his domineering father, and abused family living in the Deep South Mississippi thirty years after the Civil War. Sarty is living in moral turmoil, torn between loyalty to his violently explosive father, and doing what is right by the law. His father, Abner Snopes, is sometimes compared to the Devil because of his evil deeds and abusive, mentally-ill behaviors. His dysfunctional relationship with Sarty severely impedes his son’s development into a stable young adult. A closer look Abner’s relationship with Sarty and his family sheds more light on the dark, selfish Abner, his maniacal behavior, and his domineering personality which cause Sarty to turn his back on blood and kin forever.
If he was afraid, he certainly didn't show it. Instead, the expression he wore reflected that of melancholic serenity; acceptance of His will. He politely refused the handkerchief, no signal would be necessary, and no preacher spoke prayers for a dead man's soul. They put a white cap over his head, then helped him forward onto the trap door. The sheriff struck the rope with an ax and sprang the trap door, and John's body dropped.
For Emily family is what holds her back all her life and is what means the most to her. Her father is the only person that she has a relationship with (until Homer comes along) and once he dies Emily begins her downward spiral. Sarty in “Barn Burning” faces a tough situation in that whether family ties constitute doing the right thing. Sarty does not run away from the problem but faces it head on. His criminal family frustrates Sarty in that he just wants to live a normal life.
He is ashamed of her foreign family and remembers with disgust how Jelka's father advised him on their wedding night to beat her once in a while, Their Marriage is not a nor mal because Jelka is quiet and spends her time making Jim's happy and taking care of the house. Jim's hot dinner is waiting no matter what time he comes in from the fields. Also, Jim makes no emotional connection with her and eventually looks elsewhere for companionship. Therefore, after a year of being bored with Jelka, Jim starts to long for the company of silly, chatty women and begins to go to the "Three Star," which is a brothel in Monterey where he often amused himself prior to his marriage. One particular Saturday night Jim decides to go to town and is meets his local farmer who tells him he found a slaughtered calf's remains with Jim's brand upon the hide.
Schneider 1 Natalie K. Schneider Mrs. B English 1 H, P2 2013,1,22 Just another casualty Mercy killing is a very taboo, controversial subject. In the novel of mice and men by john Steinbeck George and Lennie are each other’s only family so they always travel together. George is a small but smart man where Lennie is a big stupid man. They both go to work at a new farm after an incident in their old town caused them to go find work in a new town. Lennie has always caused them trouble but this time it’s serious, he killed the bosses son, Curley’s, wife and Curly is out for blood.
Since during the novella Curley’s wife is constantly bullied and segregated which drives her to having to flirt with the men since it is the only way she can get anyone to talk to her so she deserves to live a life free from loneliness and sorrow and to live her dream. George in one way gets what he deserves since that he is freed from constantly having to watch out for and look after Lennie so he can live his life how he wants with no distractions. However, he does lose his best friend and only companion which is grave since now he has no one to share his lifelong dream with. Lennie deserves a better a more full life where his dream of petting rabbits comes true and that he is forced to be valiant by George and occidentally kills Curley’s
He abuses Huck verbally as well as physically and soon shows that he is a brutal drunkard. After his father keeps him locked inside a cabin in the woods, Huck decides to escape and uses a pig’s blood to fake his own death. This act indicates that Huck’s moral development is still at its beginning and that he doesn’t care about the emotions of other people. This attitude will change later when he plays a trick on Jim on the river. But for now, while he is carrying out his plan, he doesn’t even think about what all his friends and family will go through when they hear about his death.
Then they begin walking them back to a village they had just passed. Ishmael notes that the rebels, none of whom are over twenty-one, are wearing clothing, shoes and jewelry that Ishmael is sure must have been stolen from houses and shops the rebels have looted. The rebels talk quietly as they force the boys along and even though Ishmael cannot hear their words, all he can think about is death, and he struggles to avoid fainting. When two of the three rebels run on ahead, they leave only one boy guarding the six friends, but none of them try to overcome him, because he carries a semiautomatic machine gun and that makes him much more powerful. When they arrive in the village, the other two rebels have gathered everyone who is still there together with the six boys.
One customer, “the witch”, (Updike, 18) as Sammy calls her, is described as a serious looking woman one who diligently watches the register he is on, eagerly waiting for him to slip up and make an error. Not only does Sammy see the customers as leading a dead end life, he also sees this in his co-workers. His fellow clerk “Stokesie”, (Updike, 20) a twenty two year old, married father of two who’s biggest dream is to one day become the manager of the A&P grocery store. Sammy sees this as an unfulfilling dream and predicts that it will never come true. Finally Sammy defines his manager Mr. Lengel as a dreary old Sunday school teacher who seems so unsatisfied with his own life, that he makes a point to tend to everyone else’s business.
A few of the situations where they suffer most is the problem with adultery, having to deal with the hurt of being in jail, and the ultimate decision of life or death. One of the first people the play introduces is John Proctor. He is a husband to Elizabeth Proctor, father of two young boys, the tender of his family farm, and an owner of one deep dark secret. Proctor’s hometown of Salem resides a reverend, Parris,