A justice of peace court
What is the store doubling as?
1895
When is the story set?
Crowded and smells like cheese
What is the atmosphere of the store?
Sarty
Who is sitting on a barrel craving the cheese and the food around him?
The can labels
What can't Sarty read?
Enemies to his father and him...
Or his father is an enemy too.
What does Sarty think the men are?
Wood and hay kin burn
What does the black man's message say?
Harris' barn burnt down
What happened that same night?
Sarty
Who does Harris ask to testify?
Lie
What's does Sarty's father want him to do?
He says nothing, but he is thinking "enemy enemy!
What does Sarty actually do?
They cannot find any evidence, but Sarty's family must leave town and never return
What is the verdict?
All their broken and battered possessions
What do they pack with them?
12
How many times have they moved?
The father always has a place for them; he impresses strangers he meets
What happens every time they move?
Why his father didn't burn everything he saw
What does Sarty wonder?
Something to respect and use with discretion
What is fire?
Abner
What is the fathers name?
Purposefully rubs poop on their carpet
What does Abner do when he walks into De Spain's house?
Abner is suing De Spain for charging too much for the rug
What is the deal with the rug?
They cut the cost because Abner is poor
What is the verdict with the rug?
He begins to burn down De Spain's barn
As revenge what does Abner do?
Runs into the De Spain house and yell "BARN BARN BARN.
What does Sarty domain response to this?
Escapes the house and runs away
Sarty then
Abner is shot and killed
What happens in the end?
William Faulkner
Who is the author?
Barn Burning" is the story of a brave ten-year-old, Sarty Snopes. His life is scary, mostly because his father is a domineering man who burns down wealthy landowners' barns in his spare time. Sarty is overworked, underfed, and underpaid. Plus he gets no
Courage (theme)
Since the hero of "Barn Burning" is Sarty Snopes, a ten-year-old boy, it's no surprise that youth is a major theme. The story gets lots of mileage out of the contrast between Sarty's youthful vision of the events and the disturbing adult life he is forced
Youth (theme)
Unfortunately, the family situation in "Barn Burning" is atrocious. Think extreme poverty, a tyrannical barn-burning father, constant moving, and zero respect in the community. What's more, all the relationships between members of the Snopes family seems
Family (theme)
Boiled down to its essence, "Barn Burning" is about choices, and the freedom and responsibility that comes with making them. This story also highlights how the choices people make affect others. In different ways, Sarty and his father both question author
Choices (theme)
We see several different economic classes in "Barn Burning." The extremely poor class of tenant farmers to which Sarty, our ten-year-old protagonist, and his family belong presents a stark contrast to the privileged class of their wealthy landlord, Major
Society and class (theme)
The fact that there are two courtroom scenes in this rather short story, quickly alerts us to its theme of justice and judgment. "Barn Burning" features a variety of perspectives on justice, and shows how the process of legal justice isn't always just. Fo
Justice and Judgement (theme)