In both William Faulkner's “Barn Burning” and D.H. Lawrence's “The Rocking Horse Winner,” the authors give us a glimpse of two poor families suffering from similar problems in different ways and situations. The comparison shows how in “Barn Burning” due to Abner's recklessness and cruelty, his son Sartoris Snopes and his family are unable to enter the larger society. In “The Rocking Horse Winner,” the mother's greed for money and her behavior with her children and husband forces her son, Paul, to find a way to get more money. It shows how Abner's behavior in "Barn Burning" and Paul's mother's in "The Rocking Horse Winner" affect their families. Both stories, "Barn Burning" and "The Rocking Horse Winner" demonstrate how children are dominated by their parents and how their harshness affects them. In “Barn Burning,” Faulkner shows how Sarty was asked to leave the court along with his father; he felt that such behavior was an insult to him. He was so hurt that he didn't even let his mother wipe the blood from his face, which was the result of the boys beating him. The boys called Sarty's father Barn Burner, as he always used to burn Barnes and moved from place to place. After his father was called a barn burner, Sarty got into a fight with those guys. He always thought of his father who “maybe he's satisfied now,” (p. 160), but instead of Abner being a role model for his son Sarty, he was harsh on him. If that wasn't enough, Sarty was forced to support his father regardless of whether Abner was right or wrong, he... middle of paper... actually, crashes to the floor and is forever unconscious for days Together. After regaining consciousness he has the motto in mind to prove himself lucky in his mother's eyes and asks his mother “Malabar! Malabar! Did I say Malabar, mother? Do you think I'm lucky, Mom?" (p. 391), still trying to prove himself lucky, Paul died. Both families ultimately, though not in the same way, lost the son who tried best to live up to expectations of parents Sarty lost hope and left and Paul died and left, unfortunately he failed to change his parents. Thus, Faulkner through Abner's behavior in "Barn Burning" and Lawrence through Hester's nature in " The Rocking Horse Winner" showed how their dominant, disrespectful character and rude nature had affected their family's life and resulted in the loss of their children.