From an Ordinary Snopes to a Social Being—An Interpretation of “Barn Burning” from the Perspective of Ethical Literary Criticism

Hu Xinye
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“Barn Burning” is one of the most well-known short stories written by William Faulkner. The story tells about the struggle and final choice of a boy, Sarty, when he faced his father’s tyrannous way to vent his anger and cope with conflicts. This paper uses ethical literary criticism to interpret the growth of Sarty from an ordinary Snopes to a social being from four aspects — ethical environment, ethical identity, ethical choice, and ethical consciousness, hoping that readers can read the text historically and critically, understand the dilemma Sarty faced, discover his greatness in choosing reason instead of being engulfed by animal nature, as well as gain some ethical enlightenments.
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从一个普通的Snopes到一个社会存在——从伦理文学批评的角度解读“烧谷仓”
《燃烧谷仓》是威廉·福克纳最著名的短篇小说之一。故事讲述了一个名叫Sarty的男孩在面对父亲暴虐的发泄愤怒和处理矛盾的方式时的挣扎和最终选择。本文运用伦理文学批评的方法,从伦理环境、伦理身份、伦理选择、伦理意识四个方面来解读Sarty从一个普通的Snopes成长为一个社会人的过程,希望读者能够历史地、批判地阅读文本,理解Sarty所面临的困境,发现他选择理性而不被兽性吞噬的伟大之处,并从中获得一些伦理上的启示。
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