烧马棚_图文.ppt

Barn Burning Barn Burning 《《烧烧牲口棚牲口棚》》 William Faulkner William Faulkner B ackground Though it seemed that the slavery system ended with the passing of the Civil War, it did not really disappeared, for the discrimination towards the black people still existed. The article was written after the American Civil War, which ended in 1865. Before the war, the Northern America was an industrialized society , while Southern America was a society depending on plantation and slavery system existed. Characteristics of the Southern America ? Old South — plantation, slavery system, romanticism, close to the nature and the life was full of joy. ? New South — the southern part failed in the Civil W ar, the southerners were influenced by the way of living style in northern part, of course ,they could not accept it, and they still went on to be absorbed in their passing living style, they were not willing to face their realistic lives. Barn Burning ? The story deals with class conflicts , the influence of fathers, and vengeance (报仇) as viewed through the third-person perspective of a young, impressionable (敏感的) child. ? It is a prequel to The Hamlet , The Town , and The Mansion . These three novels make up the "Snopes" trilogy. Characters ? Abner Snopes ? This psychopathic (精神病) pyromaniac (放火狂的) , mercenary (雇佣的) Civil War veteran (老兵) , and former horse thief is the impulsive (冲动的) and abusive (虐待的) father of Sarty Snopes. ? Sartoris Snopes ? The ten-year-old son of Abner Snopes. Sartoris is also called "Sarty," and his full name is "Colonel Sartoris Snopes." " Barn Burning" is told from Sarty's perspective. Sarty was born sometime in the first half of the 1880s. Characters ? Major de Spain ? A former Major in the Confederate Army, and an influential and powerful figure in the history of Yoknapatawpha County. Major de Spain hires Abner Snopes as a tenant farmer, which sets into motion a chain of events leading to t