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Barn Burning

In William Faulkner's short story, "Barn Burning" the character, Sartoris Snopes deals with internal problems that he has with his family. The young boy does not believe in the acts of barn burning that his father indulges in and that the rest of the family allows to go on. Because of his young age, not more than ten years old, there seems to be nothing that Sarty could do to end the mania of his father.
The story first starts out with the child standing outside of the courthouse while his father was inside being accused of burning down a fellow citizen's barn. This is the first point at which the author reveals that there is something wrong between the boy and his father. The words "He aims for me to lieÂ…and I will have to do it" shows that there is something the family is hiding, and though the boy doesn't want to lie he has to in order to save his family. Another thing that stands out in this scene is that the boy calls the justice his enemy simply because he......

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