'Vonnegut and Faulkner - Compare and Contrast'

'In the stories, The Lie, by Kurt Vonnegut and Barn Burning, by William Faulkner, the primary(prenominal) characters grow from childhood into adulthood. This developness either develops from corroborate of ones family and upbringing or it grows internally from ones conscience. We find oneself from both stories that the main characters use this maturity to courageously mouth up. In the account, The Lie, Eli matures into adulthood. due(p) to his parents lack of savvy of his individuality in the inauguration of the story, Eli has to forswear his own feelings. When Eli receives the garner that he was rejected from the esteemed high school, Whitehill, he in secret tears it up since he is nauseated of his parents disappointment. Elis mother, Sylvia, helps him transition into maturity as she begins to espy her sons individuality.\nAt the beginning of the story, Sylvia thinks of her son as just other Ramenzal that give be att terminaling Whitehill and up to now giv es him number xxx one (Vonnegut, 2) in the honored amount of the Ramenzals who clear be the institution. Sylvia fails to ingest that Eli has uncommon qualities that are different from the rest of the Remenzels until the end of the story. When the Remenzels discover from the sea captain that Eli has not been original to the school and realize that Eli has ran away because of the knotted situation he got himself into, Sylvia finally recognizes that Whitehill is not the best power for him. This allows Eli to open up and behave his feelings comfortably. We suffer this when Eli expresses his feelings of anger at his father for assay to get him into Whitehill, for he realizes he will not bring home the bacon there. He says, You shouldnt have done that (Vonnegut, 12). At the point that he is recognized as an individual, he is in the end able to mature through his current ability to express himself without being intimidated.\nSarty from the story Barn Burning, in add ition develops and matures into adulthood. Throughout th... '