Narrative Focalization of William Faulkner's Barn Burning

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	英文篇名：Narrative Focalization of William Faulkner's Barn Burning 作者：韩新宇 英文作者：HAN Xin-yu;Zhejiang University; 英文关键词：William Faulkner;;Barn Burning;;focalization;;implied author;;narrative reliability 中文刊名：HWYY 英文刊名：Overseas English 机构：浙江大学外语学院; 出版日期：2019-03-23 出版单位：海外英语 年：2019 期：No.394 语种：英文; 页：HWYY201906093 页数：5 CN：06 ISSN：34-1209/G4 分类号：208-212

摘要

Barn Burning is a short story written by William Faulkner, which first appeared in 1939 and has since been widely read.The story guides readers to observe the world through a 10-year-old boy, Sarty's point of view, at the same time, the continual intervening of omniscient narrator breaks through the restrictions of Sarty's subjective point of view. Faulkner's use of multiple points of view makes the novel hard to understand. In order to better appreciate Barn Burning, analysis of the use of multiple points of view with the help of Gerard Genette's focalization theory is necessary. Moreover, the application of Wayne Booth's ideas of implied author and discussion of Sarty's narrative reliability are also presented. Hopefully, it can help readers form a good habit of narrative thinking and understand the novel in a better way.
        Barn Burning is a short story written by William Faulkner, which first appeared in 1939 and has since been widely read.The story guides readers to observe the world through a 10-year-old boy, Sarty's point of view, at the same time, the continual intervening of omniscient narrator breaks through the restrictions of Sarty's subjective point of view. Faulkner's use of multiple points of view makes the novel hard to understand. In order to better appreciate Barn Burning, analysis of the use of multiple points of view with the help of Gerard Genette's focalization theory is necessary. Moreover, the application of Wayne Booth's ideas of implied author and discussion of Sarty's narrative reliability are also presented. Hopefully, it can help readers form a good habit of narrative thinking and understand the novel in a better way.

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