Analysis Of Barn Burning By F. Scott Fitzgerald - 898 Words

In literary works, women are often seen as the subordinate characters to the male protagonist. For the women in the three short stories; Barn Burning, Where Are You Going Where Have You Been, and A Good Man Is Hard To Find this ideology holds true. All three stories have male dominance where the male protagonist spiritually breaks the female lead. Barn Burning, which is set during the post-bellum time period, address the sexism that was found in that society. After the culture of the South was destroyed during the civil war and society was attempting to piece itself back together, Abner Snopes a war veteran but viewed more commonly as white trash. Abner controls his whole family but specifically his wife Lennie Snopes with fear. He believes that a family should be loyal to one another despite what they do. Knowing that he is the provider for the family, Abner doesn’t hold back as he lashes out at his family. Lennie, from years of degrading speech, has become almost completely subordinate to him knowing that she has nowhere and nobody else to turn to. Having to watch Abner mistreat her children and bring more suffering on her family kills Lennie’s spirits even more. The few times Faulkner mentions the mother she is portrayed as a cowardly, weak, and powerless person unable to protect the things or people she loves from her husband. When it comes to Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been, the story is staged around a teenager girl named Connie. While she may appear toShow MoreRelatedDeveloping Management Skills404131 Words   |  1617 Pages Management—-Study and teaching. 2. Management—Problems, exercises, etc. Kim S. II. Title. HD30.4.W46 2011 658.40071 173—dc22 I. Cameron, 2009040522 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 ISBN 10: 0-13-612100-4 ISBN 13: 978-0-13-612100-8 B R I E F TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S Preface xvii Introduction 1 PART I 1 2 3 PERSONAL SKILLS 44 Developing Self-Awareness 45 Managing Personal Stress 105 Solving Problems Analytically and Creatively 167 PART II 4 5 6 7 INTERPERSONAL SKILLS