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Downloaded 19 times  A Man Becoming What does it mean to be a
man? Is it a state dictated by society or the individual? The
society of the forties had its definition, and though the
authors William Faulkner and Richard Wright are writing two
completely different stories, their topics are similar. In both
Faulkner's "Barn Burning" and Wright' s The Man Who Was Almost a
Man" there is a young man striving for manhood. One wishes to
prove to the society around him that he is a man, the other is
struggling for himself, though he may not understand that at the
time. While both boys, Sarty and Dave, respectively, are given
the same situations in life, only Sarty reaches the goal of his
struggle, while Dave loses himself in the search, proving that
in order to be a man, one must first surrender to their own
authority, then society shall follow.  Sarty Snopes is a young
boy torn by his loyalty and obedien