... DeSpain's house where he entered without given permission, and proceeded to wipe his geet that was covered with horse manure, thus staining the rug. "Abner moves through life with no regard for his fellow humans and with no respect for their right of material possessions" (731). After being told to clean the rug ... the social system only works on behalf of the rich, and he sets out that night to redress this wrong by burning DeSpain's barn (855). Abner's unchanging character is evident not only in his role as being cold-hearted but also in his role as being lawless. "Barn Burning" makes...

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... and his family are in a courtroom. Sarty, known in a proper setting as Colonel Sartoris, which in itself gives an insight into the families mentality. Sarty's father, Abner Snopes is being accused of a barn burning. Right away, as Sarty is called to testify, you get an idea of what is going through the boy's head, ... rub the manure into a very fine rug. There seems to be no apparent reason for the action other than the fact that the landlord in a way owns Abner Snopes and his family, because the landlord own the land they will have to work for a living. Therefore, they are at the mercy ...

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• Grade Level: High School

... and his family are in a courtroom. Sarty, known in a proper setting as Colonel Sartoris, which in itself gives an insight into the families mentality. Sarty's father, Abner Snopes is being accused of a barn burning. Right away, as Sarty is called to testify, you get an idea of what is going through the boy's head, ... rub the manure into a very fine rug. There seems to be no apparent reason for the action other than the fact that the landlord in a way owns Abner Snopes and his family, because the landlord own the land they will have to work for a living. Therefore, they are at the mercy ...

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• Grade Level: High School

... and his family are in a courtroom. Sarty, known in a proper setting as Colonel Sartoris, which in itself gives an insight into the families mentality. Sarty's father, Abner Snopes is being accused of a barn burning. Right away, as Sarty is called to testify, you get an idea of what is going through the boy's head, ... rub the manure into a very fine rug. There seems to be no apparent reason for the action other than the fact that the landlord in a way owns Abner Snopes and his family, because the landlord own the land they will have to work for a living. Therefore, they are at the mercy ...

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• Grade Level: High School

... of them drowning in a pond or the sea, and he was relieved when he came home in the evenings and they were there- (Meyer, 88)]. Abner does not care for his children and only views them like farm animals, just there to help with the work. This is evinced best by Faulkner's line ... do the unthinkable. He kills Richard Strout not because he wants to but because he has to, for his wife's sake as well as his own. Abner Snopes, on the other hand, represents the "New South." He is a symbol of the downfall of the Old South after the Civil War and its ... the land and "leased" it out to farmer...

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... different tangible objects as symbols to contribute to the story's meaning. The first symbol to be discussed from "Barn Burning", are the fires that the father, Abner Snopes, makes. He uses an extremely small fire, just large enough for cooking and light in the evening but at the same time, the father uses a ... standing in the community and by smearing the horse droppings on he carpet, the father is making the statement of what he thinks of their wealth. Abner Snope's coat is also used to symbolize him in the book. In one passage from the story, Sarty describes following his father as ...

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• Grade Level: High School