Themes in Faulkner’s Go Down, Moses Essay -- Faulkner’s Go Down Moses

Themes in Faulkners Go Down, MosesThe three chief(prenominal) themes I can place in Go Down, Moses be the utilization/significance of family structure (familial relationships), the idea of property/ownership, and the relationship between existence and nature. The story Was presents a story involving the black branch of the McCaslin family tree (Tomeys Turl is biologically Carothers McCaslins son who has been betrayed by his father who allows him to be raise as a slave). It establishes a major theme (the idea of creation raised by someone other than a biological parent) that result be further developed as the novel progresses (Delta Autumn presents a reunion between the black and white branches of the McCaslin family). Because Rider is not think to the McCaslins and because he does not appear elsewhere in the book, Pantaloon in disgraceful is a story seemingly very disconnected from the rest of the stories in Go Down, Moses. However, thematically, there are many links (i.e. t he themes of masculinity, family, and loss/grief, which are prevalent throughout the novel). Pantaloon in Black deals with ...