Nevertheless, through this latent emotional (and physical) rebellion, what the boy comes through is the discovery of evil, embodied by the patriarchal figure whose destructive will seems to control everyone and everything. ... De Spain's plantation house, on the other hand, provides the child an objective image for the moral thrust generating his rebellion against his father. ... Mr Snopes would have hit his son because such statement would have been a challenge to his own will. ...

• Word Count: 1422
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School