THEMES
What is the primary theme of this story?
What is Loyalty is the primary theme of the story - which is central to the conflict
What is Sartorius Internal Conflict?
The primary conflict revolves around this character's internal struggle between loyalty to his father and doing what is right.
The protagonist of this story who is faced with a major decision?
Who is Sartoris Snopes, Abner Snopes son.
At the beginning of the story, Abner is accused of doing this, leading to the family's displacement and the central conflict.
What is burning down a barn?
What is the setting?
What is The south, rural farmland
What does the burning of the barn symbolize to Abner?
What is getting Justice?
What is the primary reason Snopes burns the barn?
What is Hate and Revenge causes Snopes to burn the barn
The antagonist of the story who goes against Sartoris' wishes.
Who is Abner Snopes?
When de Spain comes racing down to the barn in the dead of the night, leading to Abner Snopes getting shot - that is the __ of the story?
What is the climax of the story?
Stream of consciousness writing as he depicts a characters thought process
What is the style of the story?
Sarty eventually leaves home and his family, not looking back after the death of his father. This is because he knows he will never feel ____ if he doesn't leave.
What is Sarty's desire for peace and freedom?
What does Sartoris' decision to warn the landowners mean for the conflict - what choice does he ultimately make?
It means that Sartoris has chosen morality over loyalty to his father
The rich landowner that brings the soiled rug to the Snopeses’ cabin and insists that they clean and return it.
Who is Major de Spain?
What is the inciting incident of the story?
The judge ordering the Snopes family to leave town
The reader knows only the thoughts and experiences of one character as the narrator is experiencing the world through a single characters eyes.
What is a first person narrator?