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In William Faulkner’s story, “Barn Burning”, the main character Sarty goes through many changes. ... Sarty is a round character who at first is unsure about himself, but at the end develops into a person who has the guts to do what is right no matter the consequences.
The first scene of the story when Sarty’s father, Abner Snopes is in the court of the Justice of the Peace, Mr. Harris, his neighbor, has accused him of burning his barn. All the while, Sarty is sitting in the back listening and thinking to himself. ... Sarty’s inner turmoil revolves around the fact that his father is wrong is wrong and his loyalty to blood. Lucky for Sarty he didn’t have to testify or lie for his dad at that time.
After Sarty’s father is told to leave the country, Sarty has high hopes that his father will stop the things he couldn’t even bring himself to say. He say’s, “Maybe he’s done satisfied now, now that he has…” (Lit, 144). From this one can see that Sarty is still in a bit of denial about his father. ... Sarty still holds on to hopes that he will change. ... Sarty held on to the hope as long as he could until his father pulled the last straw.
Sarty was not his father’s only son. ... Sarty was more questioning of his father and unsure where his loyalties should lie. ... From the first introduction of the older brother he is by his father’s side. ... Later in the story when Sarty’s family is in a new town, all the family is working except, “his father and brother [who] were sitting in two tilted chairs” (Lit. ... Towards the end of the story when Abner is going to burn another barn, the older brother’s loyalty still does not falter. He even helps the father burn the barn. ... It was even the older brother’s idea to tie Sarty up to a bed post so that he could get away.
This description of Sarty‘s older brother illustrates how different they really are. Sarty is apprehensive of his father, but at the beginning was still more so on his side. ... Then, after they left court Sarty got into a fight with some boy’s who yelled, “Barn Burner” (p.
Approximate Word count = 1920
Approximate Pages = 7.7
(250 words per page double spaced)
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