Isaac McCaslin
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Isaac McCaslin is a central character in William Faulkner’s Yoknapatawpha saga, best known as the morally reflective heir who grapples with his family’s legacy of slavery and land ownership in the novel "Go Down, Moses."
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Carothers McCaslin | 4 |
| Ike McCaslin | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Ike McCaslin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Delta Autumn
NERFINISHED
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Go Down, Moses NERFINISHED ⓘ Go Down, Moses (short story) NERFINISHED ⓘ Pantaloon in Black NERFINISHED ⓘ The Bear NERFINISHED ⓘ The Fire and the Hearth NERFINISHED ⓘ The Old People NERFINISHED ⓘ Was ⓘ Yoknapatawpha saga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
land ownership
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plantation culture ⓘ slavery ⓘ wilderness hunting ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
legacy of racism in the American South
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moral responsibility for slavery ⓘ relationship between humans and wilderness ⓘ repudiation of inherited land ⓘ |
| creator | William Faulkner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | McCaslin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Theophilus McCaslin (Buck) or Amodeus McCaslin (Buddy) (family line, depending on interpretation) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Yoknapatawpha County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationContext | Go Down, Moses (1942) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Isaac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grandfather | Carothers McCaslin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Southern Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorRelationship |
Boone Hogganbeck
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Carothers Edmonds NERFINISHED ⓘ Lion (hunting dog) NERFINISHED ⓘ Sam Fathers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | McCaslin family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| moralCharacteristic |
guilt-ridden
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idealistic ⓘ reflective ⓘ |
| nationality | American (fictional) ⓘ |
| notableAction |
renounces his inheritance of the McCaslin plantation
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studies the McCaslin plantation ledgers to uncover family history ⓘ |
| occupation |
carpenter
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hunter ⓘ woodsman ⓘ |
| residence | Yoknapatawpha County, Mississippi (fictional) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | post–American Civil War South ⓘ |
| uncle |
Buck McCaslin
NERFINISHED
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Buddy McCaslin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ike McCaslin
this entity surface form:
Carothers McCaslin
this entity surface form:
Carothers McCaslin
this entity surface form:
Ike McCaslin
this entity surface form:
Carothers McCaslin
this entity surface form:
Carothers McCaslin