Fire, fire, fire From 1861 to 1865, the American Civil War began and ended with victory of the Union. One of the results was that the country abolished slavery. During this particular period, William Faulkner wrote Barn Burning, reflecting the evil and inhumanity of slavery, thinking more about the country. This story uses the third person: he or she. In this story, he often represents the boy: Sartoris Snopes. Sometimes I got confused about the plots when reading and needed to reread the last part. I notice that the author always uses many adjectives and adverbs to describe a character or object, like “the stiff black coat”, “the wiry figure walking a little stiffly” “the clock inlaid with mother-of-pearl” and so forth. I think there is