From the onset of "Barn Burning" it is obvious that the boy, Colonel Sartoris Snopes, fears his father. When he is called up to testify, his father "did not even look at him" at which point Colonel knows that "He aims for me to lie, he thought, again with that frantic grief and despair. And I will...
Barn Burning "Barn Burning", by William Faulkner describes the development of Colonel Sartoris Snopes (Sarty) with his coming to manhood and the concomitant rejection of his father (Mr Snopes). From the beginning of the story, we witness the growing conflict between the two characters which is ide...
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. ...
