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The paper explores why and how things occur in the story and how meaning is created in the text; to achieve these ends, the point of view, characterization and plot development of the work are all be examined. In the end, the paper shows how everything occurs in the story in the fashion it does because Faulkner wants to train attention upon the father as the embodiment of the bitter working-man who cannot rise in the world because of lack of talent or lack of character; meaning or symbolism is therefore produced through plot development, point of view and narrative voice to underscore what this man is and what his actions really mean.

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"What follows is a literary essay on William Faulkner's, "Barn Burning." This essay explores why and how things occur in the story and how meaning is created in the text; to achieve these ends, the point of view, characterization and plot development of the work will all be examined. In the end, everything occurs in the story in the fashion it does because Faulkner wants to train attention upon the father as the embodiment of the bitter working-man who cannot rise in the world because of lack of talent or lack of character; meaning or symbolism is therefore produced through plot development, point of view and narrative voice (point of view) to..."

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