Go Down, Moses Resources
Websites
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Here's a map of Yoknapatawpha County, where Go Down, Moses is set.
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This Teacher's Guide has dozens of essay and test questions about Go Down, Moses for inspiration.
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Another Teacher's Guide with a lot of interesting points, straight from the mouth of a teacher who knows Go Down, Moses inside out.
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We have to bow down to Mr. Stephen Railton of UVA. He did something as crazy as draw out the McCaslin family tree as it expands from story to story.
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No, he didn't actually go to war. Yes, he was less than 5'6'' tall. No, he didn't finish high school. Yes, he did like to hunt.
Movie or TV Productions
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We did spot one mistake in this otherwise well made biography with a very uplifting musical score. (It claims he never left Mississippi, ever). Let us know if you spot any other mistakes.
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You can pass time with this one while waiting for James Franco to shoot a Faulkner biopic next.
Articles and Interviews
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If Faulkner visited your school and you could ask him anything about these stories, what would you ask?
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If you're looking to argue this question out, here's a good start: the literary journal Connotations devoted seven scholarly articles to this. This is the first one. You can find links to the rest of them at the bottom of the page.
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John Jeremiah Sullivan had a few things to say in his introduction to a new edition of Faulkner's Absalom! Absalom! Read it and tell us if you think what he says applies to Go Down, Moses, as well.
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This is from the Teaching Faulkner website, folks.
Video
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Now that you know the title of the book is from an African American spiritual, watch an amazing performance of the song by "Gospel for Teens."
Audio
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You know Faulkner faked a British accent to get into the Canadian Royal Air Force, right? Listen to this, and you can see how that would work.
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Then listen to Faulkner talk about everything including not talking too much.
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The lyrics are all here, too, if you want to sing along.
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Without the lyrics this time.
Images
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That first one for "The Bear" is scary. The rest of them aren't scary, but they are disturbing in how they depict the African American characters.
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Isaac McCaslin, err, that is, William Faulkner, with hunting horn.
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It's not that he's a small man, it's that the others are standing on the bleachers. Actually, he's still small.
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Want to dress up as Faulkner? All you need is a hat, a beard and a pipe. Only, no one will get it. He kind of gave up the whole bohemian poet look after Paris.