The Character Puzzle - Barry Hannah's "Water Liars," Raymond Carver's "Cathedral," and William Faulkner's "Barn Burning"

The Character Puzzle Human growth is an extraordinary anomaly. Every individual has their own way. Yet, the journey to maturity is hardly ever taken on a road with no bumps or sudden twists. Each personality must suffer conflict. Then, they must learn and grow from this in order to go through the 'rites of passage'. The age people achieve this varies, and some never see the other side. For the ones that do cross the …

…story, he stays true to his pa even though he knows his father is guilty, but the boy eventually chooses what he knows to be right. The next time his father sets a fire to a building, it also sets a fire inside Sarty. He runs and tells the enemy of his father's crime. The three protagonists find their pieces belonging to their puzzles and take a small step across the bridge towards human growth.