The Barn Burning Blues

A detailed Summary of The Barn Burning Blues

William Faulkner's short story, "Barn Burning", is about a family's struggle created by

their father. the main character and father, Abner Snopes, is a self-ritous "no-good" who

supports his family by moving from barn to barn as a tenant. He is able to do this by setting fire

to the barn he tends to, and then leaving the city and finding another gullible, victim who needs

him to tend to their land. Faulkner describes Abner as rough-cut whit-trash who's only

motivation seems to be other's down falls.

The overall impression Faulkner wants the reader to get is that his chara

Approximate Word count = 405
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)

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