Andalas International Journal of Socio-Humanities (AIJOSH)
Vol. 3 No. 1 (2021)

William Faulkner’s Environmental Awareness in His Go Down, Moses

Suciati Agustin (Faculty of Humanities, Universitas Andalas)
Eva Najma (Faculty of Humanities, Universitas Andalas)



Article Info

Publish Date
15 Jul 2021

Abstract

This article analyzes William Faulkner’s novel entitled Go Down, Moses. The aim of this research is to scrutinize the author’s environmental awareness which he expresses through Isaac McCaslin (Ike), the main character of the story. The data is analyzed through qualitative method, and the result is presented using descriptive method. The source of primary data is Go Down, Moses novel and the sources of secondary data are books, journal articles, speech and interview scripts related to the topic of the research. The writer applies ecocritical theory specifically Aldo Leopold’s Land Ethic. The findings shows that there are three forms of William Faulkner’s environmental awareness that he expresses in this novel. They are Understanding the equality of human and nature; loving and respecting nature; and being aware of nature protection and preservation.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

aijosh

Publisher

Subject

Religion Arts Humanities Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Social Sciences

Description

Andalas International Journal of Socio-Humanities (AIJOSH) is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal published by Lembaga Penelitian dan Pengabdian Masyarakat (LPPM) Universitas Andalas, Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia. It invites original articles on various issues within marginal life in ...