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In both William Faulkner’s “Barn Burning” and D. ... Lawrence’s “ The Rocking Horse Winner”, the author’s give us a glimpse of two poor families who suffer through similar problems in different ways and situations. The comparison shows how in “Barn Burning” because of Abner’s recklessness and cruelty, his son Sartoris Snopes and family are unable to get into the larger society. In “The Rocking Horse Winner,” the mother’s greed for money and her behavior with her children and husband forces her son, Paul, to find a way to get more money. It shows how the behavior of Abner in “Barn Burning” and that of Paul’s mother in “The Rocking Horse Winner” affects their families
Both the stories, "Barn Burning" and "The Rocking Horse Winner" demonstrates how children are dominated by parents and the way in which their harshness affects them.
In “Barn Burning”, Faulkner shows how Sarty was asked to get out of the court along with his father; he felt that such a behavior was an insult to him. ... The boys called Sartys father a Barn Burner, as he always used to burn Barnes and moved from place to place. Upon his father being called a barn burner Sarty got into a fight with those boys. ... In “The Rocking Horse Winner”, Lawrence paints an image of Paul’s mother, Hester, as a lady who was beautiful but greedy as far as the aspect of money was concerned.
Approximate Word count = 1180
Approximate Pages = 4.7
(250 words per page double spaced)
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