Barn Burning is a short story written by the American author William Faulkner.
The story follows a young boy named Sarty and his troubled family.
Sarty fears his father, Mr. Abner Snopes, who is known for creating conflicts.
Because of his father’s behaviour, the family is forced to move from place to place.
The first conflict involves Mr. Harris, a pig, and the burning of a barn.
Later, Mr. Abner quarrels with Major de Spain over an expensive imported rug.
After this dispute, Mr. Abner again plans to burn a barn in revenge.
Sarty struggles between loyalty to his family and doing what is right.
He finally chooses justice over blind obedience and leaves his father.
The story explores family loyalty, moral courage, growing up, and the search for individual identity.
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