Barn Burning Response William Faulkner is arguably one of the greatest writers of southern gothic literature of all time Faulkner spent most of his life in the south in Oxford Mississippi It was there where he created his fictional place that most of his short stories and novels were set This fictional world he created was closely based on his surroundings and interactions in Oxford Mississippi All of Faulkners works need to be read more than once because there is always something more undernea
Addie Bundren the wife of Anse Bundren and the mother of a poor southern family is very ill and is expected to die soon Her oldest son Cash puts all of his carpentry skills into preparing her coffin which he builds right in front of Addies bedroom window Although Addies health is failing rapidly two of her other sons Darl and Jewel leave town to make a delivery for the Bundrens neighbor Vernon Tull whose wife and two daughters have been tending to Addie Shortly after Darl and Jewel leave Addie