barn burns critic
... stole horses from both sides. Once home, he continued his act of disobeying the law by committing arson. His rebellious behavior forces his family to endure inhumane sufferance, and to live in poverty and fear. They never had a stable home; they moved a dozen times from farm to farm in a short time. His kids do not go to school, because they help him working in the fields, and because he is always in trouble. The second character is the youngest son. Sarty is a ten years old boy torn by his loyalty and obedience to his father and his own sense of morality. At the beginning he believes that his father’s actions are justified, and sides himself with the family “our enemy; ourne! Mine and his both! He is my father!” Later he knows what his father is doing is wrong. But, he loves and admires his father and is wishing for a change. His optimism grows when they moved to the next home. When he sees the magnificence of the landowner house he desperately hopes that his father”change from what maybe he couldn’t help but be” Unfortunately, when the conflict with De Spain rose, he realizes that with much hate in his heart, his father will never change his violent behavior. Disappointed, Sarty decides to break away from the “blood kin” belief imposed by his father. The irony is the main theme of this story, and it is deliberately implemented in different ways and situations. At the beginning, Sarty respects his father, and he is willing to defend him. But AT the same time he can not justified his father unethical behavior. The irony is also defined by the resemblance and conflict between the two main characters. While they physically look like each other, the son is of very young age caught between his loyalty to hi...