... manhood and the concomitant rejection of his father (Mr Snopes). From the beginning of the story, we witness the growing conflict between the two characters which is identified from the beginning of the text with the boy's anxiety in the courthouse. Nevertheless, through this latent emotional (and physical) rebellion, what the boy comes through is the discovery of evil, embodied by the patriarchal figure ... have been a challenge to his own will. He forces his boy to submit to the pull of blood by making him his accomplice. Sarty expresses a hope that his father will change. His cry (p...

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