Sarty: Static vs. Dynamic In the story Barn Burning by William Faulkner, the character Colonel Sartoris Snopes, or Sarty, exhibits many interesting traits. The majority of these characteristics are seen through his thoughts that the author includes periodically throughout the story. The thoughts in the reading should cause one to come to the conclusion that young Sarty is definitely a dynamic character. In the beginning of the story in the courtroom scene, the reader is …showed first 75 words of 620 total…

…showed last 75 words of 620 total…Only when two shots are heard in the distance, Sarty pauses briefly to cry out for his doomed father. He then begins on his way for a new life, one without the fear of his father and threat of arson. All these thoughts signify a great change within Sarty. He is indeed a dynamic character, one who at first loved and defended his father, but later turned against him and his lunacy. crzyninja7@aol.com