Marxist Themes in A Rose for Emily and Barn Burning
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As is commonly known in the literary world there are many view points from which to analyze a piece of literature. There is, for example, the feminist view, historical view, and gay and lesbian view just to name a few. In this analytical essay I will be reviewing Faulkner's short stories "A Rose for Emily" and "Barn Burning" from a Marxist viewpoint. Specifically noting the attributes of the Negroes. The Negroes in Faulkner's stories "A Rose for Emily" and "Barn Burning" help to create and develop Marxist class and race themes.
Marxist critics tend to analyze the deeper aspects of writing, such as themes. Throughout Faulkner's story, "A Rose for Emily", there are constant references to class distinction. These repeated references develop the theme of class distinction. One of the initial indications of the thematic class distinctions with Negroes lining the bottom of the bowl, so to speak, is the reference to "Colonel Sartoris, the mayor-he who fathered the edict that no Negro woman should appear on the streets without an apron"(75). This exemplifies the mindset in the South at this time...