Yoknapatawpha book 8 · 1942
Go Down, Moses
Linked stories about the McCaslin family, white and Black, including The Bear, in which young Isaac McCaslin learns to hunt and confronts his family’s past.
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Book facts
- Author
- William Faulkner
- Series
- Yoknapatawpha, book 8 of 10
- Published
- 1942
- Setting
- Set in the fictional Jefferson, Mississippi
- Characters charted
- 3
- Chart confidence
- High
Who is in Go Down, Moses
3 recurring or key characters from William Faulkner’s chart. Introduces Isaac McCaslin, Lucas Beauchamp and Gavin Stevens.
Lead 1
- Isaac McCaslinFirst appearanceHeir who gives up his inheritance
Major 1
- Lucas BeauchampFirst appearanceProud Black farmer
Minor and cameo 1
- Gavin StevensFirst appearanceCounty attorney