Barn Burning
In William Faulkner's "Barn Burning", a young boy must face his father. He must also discover for himself that his father is wrong and learn to grow up the right way. Faulkner's setting is one of the most important literary elements in the story. He takes a young boy and puts him in a real world of chaos and disorder. In the South, race is one of the most important factors in how one would live his or her life. The only way he can retain his own dignity in the end is to believe in his own courage and goodwill. The young boy, Sartoris, has a kind of loyalty for his father, Abner Snopes. He admires him and everything he does. He believes that his father is always right. In the beginning of the story, Sartoris is faced with his first major conflict. He is in the court room as a witness to a barn burning. The judge can only pardon Abner because Sarty is too young and can not be used as the key witness, but the judge tells them they must leave the country for their own safety and the safety of others. All the while Sarty thinks to himself how he must not
He realized that the confrontations that his father put him in were not right. He can either rise to the occasion and beat the odds and become a better man, or he can follow in the footsteps of his father and his father before him. The first time Sarty had to choose between the law and his father he chose his father. Sarty overcomes the fear of his father and does the right thing. This gives Sarty all the more reason to find himself. When Abner goes to burn the barn in the new country, this is the first time Sarty makes his own choice. Sarty becomes his own self-reliant person, instead of being the shadow of his father. After they leave the country, Abner gets into trouble again. ourn! mine and his both! He's my father!" (77). He did not know much, only that he had to stick to his own blood. Sarty has now changed because he thought on his own.
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