William Faulkner's "Barn Burning"

According to psychologists, moral development occurs in stages, from childhood to maturity. For children, moral decisions are often based on avoiding punishment or receiving reward from parents, teachers, and other authority figures. Sarty Snopes is initially prepared to swear his father is innocent of arson charges in a court of law, when Faulkner's Barn Burning opens. Sarty knows his father is guilty, but he views the judge as a kindly man and hopes he does not have to testify. At this stage in Sarty's moral development, his decisions are based on family emotions a

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