Main Characters in "Barn Burning" and "A Jury of Her Peers"

Main Characters in “Barn Burning” and “A Jury of Her Peers”

William Faulkner and Susan Glaspell both used different techniques in disclosing round characters in their stories “Barn Burning”, written by Faulkner, and in “A Jury of Her Peers”, written by Glaspell. Sarty, in “Barn Burning”, and Minnie Wright, in “A Jury of Her Peers” were both expressed as round characters by the authors. In “Barn Burning”, Faulkner portrayed Sarty, a main character, as young and loyal son, which gave the reader a good impression of him. In “A Jury of Her Peers”, Glaspell represents Minnie Wright as a main character by creating the setting for the whole story by the horrible deed she has done. This gives the reader a bad feeling about her, seeming to be the opposite kind of protagonist of Sarty in “The Barn Burning.
Faulkner shows Sarty as a loyal son right from the beginning of the story. Sarty’s father, being charged with barn burning, is standing ...