e the same path as his father did, a life that only satisfied himself. Happiness was short-lived for Abner Snopes. The first time Sarty had to choose between the law and his father he choose his father. He did not know much, only that the white men were enemies and that he had to stick to his own blood. Therefore, with that, he took more and more abusive-ness from his father. As a young boy, Sarty could only relate to natural born instincts and to the teachings of his heritage. As he got older, he got smarter about his father and the confrontations he placed them in. When Abner goes to burn the barn, in the new country, this is the first time Sarty makes his own choice. This choice is a key step in Sartys becoming a man. He decides to go and warn Major de Spain against his fathers wishes. He has taken a major step towards man hood and towards the right path, the path traveled by most men. Sarty overcomes his fear of his opprobrious father to do the right thing, to warn de Spain and later decides to run away. In the South, families had a closely bonded relationship. They had to stick together and support each other in order to survive the malicious racial attacks on them. During those times, family value had a high value among men. When Sarty goes against his father to do the right thing he goes against everything he has been taught. He has defied his own blood and generations of traditions. This action can be a foreshadow of what the future holds for the youths of America, children betraying their own parents and running away, but running away because they did something good. Something Here, Faulkner is writing out a social protest. He wants the audience to know the troubles of the racial South. William Faulkner wrote to inform the audience of these crimes and to think of them as a sin, all the racial discrimination. Whether it is white discriminating against the blacks or vice-versa, he wanted the audience to take ...
