Barn Burning
... This is the case for William Faulkner’s “Barn Burning. ... In Faulkner’s version of “Barn Burning,” there is a beating that takes place in the bedroom. Abner, the father, is on his way out to set another barn on fire. ... What he did after the burning of the barn is not clear, but it is clear that he is still living. ... The original authors are not always in favor of such doings, as was the case in “Barn Burning” by William Faulkner.