Barn Burning At the beginning of the story Faulkner introduced the readers to Sarty who is the main character of "Barn Burning". ... After the trial and ordered to pay the prize to De Spain, Abner is angry and that is why he decided to burn De Spain's barn so he doesn't have to pay. He asked Sarty to go to the barn and get the wagon oil. ... The falling action occurs after Sarty get away from the restraints of his mother's grasp and goes to warn De Spain that his father is going to burn down the barn. Faulkner introduced the readers to the climax after Sarty warns De Spain ab...

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• Grade Level: High School

In William Faulkner's " Barn Burning" one of the main characters, the antagonist, is Abner Snopes. He is rather static. He is faced with having to provide a life for his family as a sharecropper. This simple living is the cause of all the problems that have arisen. From staying out of jail, trying t...

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Barn Burning Barn Burning is a short story by William Faulkner about a young boy named "Sarty" who is the son of sharecroppers in the Old South, and his feelings and emotions concerning his father. ... Sarty's father has been charged with the burning of a barn in connection with a hog that had obviously run loose on another owner's property. ... He then goes to the barn where the father is about to set it on fire and shoots the father. ...

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• Grade Level: High School