Please read the story below and then write a two-page-long response to it that explains how you think the story could serve as an argument for its readers even though it is a work of fiction and not an academic essay. Discuss what the theme or message of the story is and what strategies you think the author uses to persuade readers of something. Write the paper in MLA format; use paragraphing; show your familiarity with and understanding of the story (do not include summary info, though -- assume your reader has already read the story); proofread carefully; Also, no need to use source documentation in your paper.

Please do NOT use any sources for your response; this must be based ONLY on your own thoughts and response to the story and cannot include any ideas that come from a source. Just read the story and share your own original thoughts about it.

The story to respond to is "William Faulkner "Barn Burnin"