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Father, Son and War in Faulkner?s Barn Burning


In Faulkner?s story ?Barn Burning? a young boy must choose his fate to escape the burdens of his father?s malice. Throughout the story the protagonist, Snope?s son, is barely referred by anything other than he or boy. I think a major plot in this story is the coming of age for this young boy. As the story begins he is at his father?s trial for having a Negro burn another man?s barn down. The boy sympathetically defends his father saying, ?Why should not a man who had not only seen the waste and extravagance of war, but who had in his blood an inherent voracious prodigality with material not his own, have burned everything in sight?? (P.8). This comment tries to imply that Abner is not acting out of his own rage but acting out from the effects of being in war. When confronting his son as to whether he would testify against his father Snopes remarks, ?You got to learn to stick to your own blood or you aint going to have and blood to stick to you,? (9). Seeing that his son is young and a reliability, Snopes tries to convince his son... [to view the full essay now, purchase below]

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