Colonel Sartoris Snopes In William Faulkner's Barn Burning
William Faulkner's “Barn Burning” has many minor characters, some that even have only one line. Colonel Sartoris Snopes or better known as Sarty is one of the more major characters that is defined by the minor characters, mainly being his family. They help define Sarty's character by being his opposite. His mother Lennie Snopes might as well not exist since she does nothing that is really useful in the story. The twins, Sartys sisters do not help out their mother and just sit around talking meanwhile the mother does all of the house work. Sarty's brother is the least mentioned in their family the story, only mentions a couple of facts about him.
Sarty is the ten year old son of Abner and Lennie. He is forced by his father to help him burn barns, and then lie about it in court,like when it says “He aims for me to lie, he thought,again with that frantic grief and despair. And I will have to do hit”. He also feels guilty because he is acting as an accomplice in this. He does not want to lie for his father because all he really wants is justice. At the end of the story when his father goes to burn the barn of the de Spains, “ “De Spain!” He cried, panted. “Where's...” then he saw the white man too emerging from a white door down the hall. “Barn!” he cried “barn!”” Sarty cannot take it any more and decides he wants is going to warn Major de Spain. He runs …show more content…
All that is known about his brother is that he chews tobacco constantly when it mentions “chewing tobacco steadily”. Another thing we know about the older brother is that he has his own bed.“The older brother in the other, himself” this quote reveals this fact. The most important thing that is known about the older brother is that he is okay with being an accomplice to his father in burning barns. This is known when in the story it says “Better tie him to the bedpost” which is what the brother says when the father wants to go burn a barn and Sarty is against
Sarty is the ten year old son of Abner and Lennie. He is forced by his father to help him burn barns, and then lie about it in court,like when it says “He aims for me to lie, he thought,again with that frantic grief and despair. And I will have to do hit”. He also feels guilty because he is acting as an accomplice in this. He does not want to lie for his father because all he really wants is justice. At the end of the story when his father goes to burn the barn of the de Spains, “ “De Spain!” He cried, panted. “Where's...” then he saw the white man too emerging from a white door down the hall. “Barn!” he cried “barn!”” Sarty cannot take it any more and decides he wants is going to warn Major de Spain. He runs …show more content…
All that is known about his brother is that he chews tobacco constantly when it mentions “chewing tobacco steadily”. Another thing we know about the older brother is that he has his own bed.“The older brother in the other, himself” this quote reveals this fact. The most important thing that is known about the older brother is that he is okay with being an accomplice to his father in burning barns. This is known when in the story it says “Better tie him to the bedpost” which is what the brother says when the father wants to go burn a barn and Sarty is against