Isaac McCaslin
E529108
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."
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Carothers McCaslin | 6 |
| Ike McCaslin | 6 |
| Isaac McCaslin canonical | 3 |
| Theophilus McCaslin (Buck) or Amodeus McCaslin (Buddy) (family line, depending on interpretation) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5532214 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Isaac McCaslin Context triple: [Go Down, Moses, featuresCharacter, Isaac McCaslin]
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A.
Edwin Epps
Edwin Epps is the brutal, sadistic plantation owner who enslaves Solomon Northup in the film and memoir "12 Years a Slave."
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B.
Darl Bundren
Darl Bundren is a central, introspective and increasingly unstable member of the Bundren family in William Faulkner’s novel *As I Lay Dying*, known for his fragmented narration and eventual descent into madness.
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C.
Addie Bundren
Addie Bundren is the deceased matriarch of the Bundren family in William Faulkner’s Southern Gothic novel, whose death and complex inner life drive the story’s exploration of identity, suffering, and family.
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Caddy Compson
Caddy Compson is a central, elusive figure in William Faulkner’s novel "The Sound and the Fury," whose troubled life and moral transgressions profoundly shape the fate and inner turmoil of the Compson family.
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E.
Mr. Jason Compson III
Mr. Jason Compson III is a bitter, cynical, and financially obsessed member of the Compson family in William Faulkner’s novel "The Sound and the Fury," embodying the decay and moral corruption of the Southern aristocracy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Isaac McCaslin Target entity description: 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."
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A.
Edwin Epps
Edwin Epps is the brutal, sadistic plantation owner who enslaves Solomon Northup in the film and memoir "12 Years a Slave."
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B.
Darl Bundren
Darl Bundren is a central, introspective and increasingly unstable member of the Bundren family in William Faulkner’s novel *As I Lay Dying*, known for his fragmented narration and eventual descent into madness.
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C.
Addie Bundren
Addie Bundren is the deceased matriarch of the Bundren family in William Faulkner’s Southern Gothic novel, whose death and complex inner life drive the story’s exploration of identity, suffering, and family.
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D.
Caddy Compson
Caddy Compson is a central, elusive figure in William Faulkner’s novel "The Sound and the Fury," whose troubled life and moral transgressions profoundly shape the fate and inner turmoil of the Compson family.
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E.
Mr. Jason Compson III
Mr. Jason Compson III is a bitter, cynical, and financially obsessed member of the Compson family in William Faulkner’s novel "The Sound and the Fury," embodying the decay and moral corruption of the Southern aristocracy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Ike McCaslin
ⓘ
linked to:
Isaac McCaslin
|
| appearsIn |
Delta Autumn
ⓘ
Go Down, Moses ⓘ Go Down, Moses (short story) ⓘ
linked to:
Go Down, Moses
Pantaloon in Black ⓘ The Bear ⓘ The Fire and the Hearth ⓘ The Old People ⓘ Was ⓘ Yoknapatawpha saga ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
| familyName | McCaslin ⓘ |
| father |
Theophilus McCaslin (Buck) or Amodeus McCaslin (Buddy) (family line, depending on interpretation)
ⓘ
linked to:
Isaac McCaslin
|
| fictionalUniverse | Yoknapatawpha County ⓘ |
| firstPublicationContext |
Go Down, Moses (1942)
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linked to:
Go Down, Moses
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Isaac ⓘ |
| grandfather |
Carothers McCaslin
ⓘ
linked to:
Isaac McCaslin
|
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Southern Renaissance ⓘ |
| majorRelationship |
Boone Hogganbeck
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Carothers Edmonds ⓘ Lion (hunting dog) ⓘ
linked to:
Talbot hound
Sam Fathers ⓘ |
| memberOf | McCaslin family ⓘ |
| 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)
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linked to:
Yoknapatawpha County
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| setInPeriod | post–American Civil War South ⓘ |
| uncle |
Buck McCaslin
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Buddy McCaslin ⓘ
linked to:
Buck McCaslin
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Subject: Isaac McCaslin Description of subject: 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."
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