"Maybe he will feel it too. Maybe it will even change him now from what maybe he couldn’t help but be."


To me, this moment is important because it showcases the internal conflict that the son goes through. He has this thought upon seeing how nice the new house it is compared to the other dozen before and hopes his father will realize how fortunate they are to be working there. This coming of age type moment shows that he doesn't believe what his father has done is right and even wishes better for him. But, as we learn by the end of the story, the true coming of age for the son is the realization that not all people can or will change and that family or not, what's right is right and what's wrong is wrong. 


If the son would not of ran up to the house to tell them about the barn, how much longer do you think the father could of kept his barn burning ways up?