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The Use Of Abner Snopes In William Faulker's Barn Burning
In William Faulker’s shorty story “Barn Burning” they story is narrated about a father name Abner Snopes and his son name Sarty Snopes. Sarty finds out that his dad has been responsible for burning down barns when he has a conflict with others. His father words are used to manipulate and instill fear on Sarty. "You got to learn. You got to learn to stick to your own blood or you ain't going to have any blood to stick to you."(Faulkners 1938). This is one example of words that are used to get Sarty to think about why he needs to be loyal. Abner Snopes ensures his son is loyal to his family at all times no matter what the situation is. The primary theme of the story is Sarty being loyal to his father when he witnesses his father destructive
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