Barn Burning By William Faulkner Brief Summary And Analysis.
This was the first time I have read "Barn Burning." I really enjoyed it because it promotes justice and standing up for what's right in life, even though it is sometimes hard. I believe that one of the points of the story is that family, friends, or society can pressure you into the wrong just as Abner Snopes pressures his son Sarty by telling him "You got to learn to stick to your own blood or you ain't going to have any blood to stick to you." I believe that this line, implying loyalty to family and the fact that Sarty grew up facing these awful conditions makes it all the harder to stand up for what he knows to be right. Sarty knows that what his father is doing is wrong, but it is hard for the young boy to go against his father and feels like he will betray him. Stepping away towards the right, no matter how deep and long he's had to face it, makes it ever so rewarding. That's what I believe this story is all about. Deep inside the surface of this story there is a symbolism......
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