Colonel Sartoris Snopes, who is called “Sarty” by his family, is a major character in William Faulkner’s “Barn Burning.” This young boy of about ten finds himself in the position of being expected to lie to protect his father from punishment for burning the neighbor’s barn. Sarty’s character in “Barn Burning” is a study of the physical and spiritual relationships between a father and son that are born out in the reality …showed first 75 words of 735 total…

…showed last 75 words of 735 total…his childhood have given way to grief and to the courage his own free choice required. Sarty’s struggle is with his own heart, the hearts of his family, and the Mississippi shares cropping environment of the depression era. In the “Barn Burning” Faulkner captures a moment in time that focuses on Sarty’s struggle to discover who he is, his place in time, and his relationship with those in his family who he loved.