Summary of central events: Mr. Snopes burns Mr. Harris' barn because Mr. Harris charges him "a fee of one dollar" (515) for the return of his pork. In court, the judge dismisses the charges against Snopes but warns him to leave town for good and Snopes agrees to comply. The next day, the family arrives at their new house. After Snopes tracks the horse manure onto the expensive carpet, the waiter asks him to clean it up and return it. Snopes ruins the carpet due to poor cleaning and Major de Spain “charges him twenty bushels of corn for [his] harvest” (521). At the final court appearance, the judge rules that Mr. Snopes must pay Major de Spain 10 bushels of corn for the ruin of the carpet. Because Snopes is upset at having to pay Spain for ruining the carpet, he attempts to burn the Spanish barn. Snopes plans to burn down the Spanish barn. Sartoris runs towards the Spanish house shouting “Grange” (525). Three screams ring out and Snope is killed. Protagonist: Because Sartoris is forced to deal with questions of good and evil, he must be more mature than an average ten-year-old. “You're going to become a man,” (517) Snopes replies after hitting Sarty on the side of the head. Sarty is "round" and demonstrates growth and development throughout the story. He is uneducated but is willing to sacrifice his relationship with his family for justice and morality. Sartoris decides that the support his family offers is something he can do without. Point of View: The story is told from a third-person omniscient point of view. Setting: The setting takes place in the South at the beginning of summer of the 1800s. a small country town. The courthouse is located in a general store, “[t]he store in which the court of the justice of the peace…” (515). Sarto's dialect... middle of paper ...... the characters are similar in fleeing the people who overpopulate them. Sarty “[runs] down the alley, blood and breath roaring; by that time he was on the road again, thinking he couldn't see him” (525). Sarty finally got away from his abusive father and now he makes decisions for himself and for the judges. Waverly runs away from her boastful mother “who was running down the street, rushing between people, without looking back…” (741). She realizes that her mother loves her and is proud of her. The two characters flee their families to find peace. Sary didn't come back but Waverly did. Rating: Barn Burning forces readers to think more deeply when it comes to making decisions. Decisions not only affect the person who makes them, but they also affect the people around them. Making the right decisions should be made wisely, not for someone else's benefit, but because it is the right thing to do..