in the South. After they leave the country, Abner runs into trouble again and this time Sarty runs and warns a man named Major de Spain about the burning of his barn. Sarty is now changed forever, he has thought on his own. When he realizes this, he runs away to become his own man. Ab unjustly accuses Sarty of intending to betray him at the hearing, but he correctly recognizes that his son is moving out of childhood, developing a mind and will of his own and is no longer blindly loyal. In instructing the boy that everyone is the enemy and his loyalty belongs to his blood Blood loyalty means total identification with Ab. (Gorman, 163.)Faulkner wrote stories based on reality. He did not necessarily focus on the common man, but more over on the poor man in a harsh environment, such as the racial South. When he warns de Spain, Sarty stays loyal to himself. He is becoming his own person, a person who can rely on what he believes and not have to worry about what others think, a self-reliant man. Another reason why Sarty became loyal to Major de Spain was personal reasons. Because he warns de Spain he has become disloyal to not only his father but also his own blood and heritage. In the South, blacks had to band together to fight off the white men and oppression. Faulkner uses this setting to support Abners acts of aggression. After moving to out of the country, Abner is still abusive to Sarty and his family. This spurs on even more to Sarty as the need to find himself. Abner orders them around and only cares for himself. When Sarty betrays his father, he shows his true side of loyalty to normal ethics. Abner Snopes is full of hatred and he is always ready to defend himself even if no one has an argument against him. He is the pariah, which causes grief for his entire family. Sarty, like many fictional characters must face an enemy only he can overcome. That is himself. He must choose to either follow the law or to choos...
