At one point in "Barn Burning", he thinks that maybe his father "could help but be" what he is. What is Abner Snopes? What desires, motives, values and views especially of Justice seem to drive and explain him? What does the story imply about how and why he has become the man he is? What might be admirable, as well as abhorrent, about him? How does the narrative point of view shape your understanding of, and attitude toward, Abner?