Barn Burning Mind Map

Barn Burning is a drama-based short story by William Faulkner. Its short tale "Barn Burning" is about a furious, abusive father and his son, published in 1939. The story deals with class conflicts, the influence of fathers, and vengeance as viewed through third-person perspective of a young, impressionable child. It precedes The Hamlet, The Town, and The Mansion, the three novels that make up Faulkner's Snopes trilogy. A hungry boy named Sarty craves the stew and bread in the store. He is afraid. His father, Abner Snopes, is in court.

Colonel Satoris "Sarty" Snopes, ten years old, has an aggressive, drunken father who beats him up and burns down his employers' barns. They pay a visit to Major de Spain, a wealthy nobleman. Abner is back in court, this time with Mr. de Spain, who is accusing him of stealing twenty maize bushels.

Sarty is a staunch supporter of his father. He, on the other hand, lets loose and rushes to give the alert, but it's too late; the barn is already on fire. Three times he heard gunshots. Sarty was on a hill at midnight, mourning the death of his father. However, he notices that the source of his worry has vanished. He sleeps well and feels better when he wakes up. Sarty ventures into the woods.