Ratliff stands as the moral hero of the novel. In the beginning of the book Ab, his wife, daughter, and son Flem settle down as tenant farmers beholden to the powerful Varner family.Īs the book progresses, the Snopeses move from being poor outcasts to a very controversial, if not dangerous, element in the life of the town. Most of the book centers on Frenchman's Bend, into which the heirs of Ab and his family have migrated from parts unknown. The novel follows the exploits of the Snopes family, beginning with Ab Snopes, who is introduced more fully in Faulkner's The Unvanquished. ( April 2021) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Please help improve it by removing unnecessary details and making it more concise. This article's plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed. 1943, Book Three's Chapter Two), and " Barn Burning" (1939, Book One's Chapter One). 1984, Book Four's Chapter One), "Afternoon of a Cow" (1937, pub. It also makes use of material from "Father Abraham" (abandoned 1927, pub. The novel incorporates revised versions of the previously-published short stories " Spotted Horses" (1931, Book Four's Chapter One), "The Hound" (1931, Book Three's Chapter Two), "Lizards in Jamshyd's Courtyard" (1932, Book One's Chapter Three and Book Four's Chapter Two), and "Fool About a Horse" (1936, Book One's Chapter Two).
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