Some interpretations of Herman Melville’s “Bartleby the Scrivener” and William Faulkner’s “Barn Burning” have explained these works as a testament to the individual’s struggle against society. These stories highlight and illustrate the currents of social inequity and revere one’s stake in their identity beyond all adversity. Both stories’ conflicts deal with the characters’ resistance to these injustices and, consequently, cause their inevitable downfall. The purpose of this paper is to compare …showed first 75 words of 1704 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1704 total…accepted Melville and Faulkner. “Barn Burning” and “Bartleby the Scrivener” differ in setting, characters, and styles. However, both William Faulkner and Herman Melville have incorporated a common theme into these stories. Their views and discords are expressed through the characters and their struggles. One can observe what the authors must have experienced through the toil of the characters. In their time they experienced society in similar ways: as a monolith of destructive and powerful quality.