Jobaker's Hut

In "The Old People" as the story first appeared Jobaker's "foul little shack" (204) is located five miles from the unnamed narrator's family's plantation; in "The Old People" as the story appeared in Go Down, Moses, this "foul little shack" is the same distance away from the McCaslin plantation (163). In other words, this is another instance of Faulkner moving parts of his world around to fit the needs of different stories. In both locations the hut stands in the fork of a creek, and in both texts it is destroyed by fire.

Frenchman's Bend Schoolhouse in "Shall Not Perish" (Location)

The school in Frenchman's Bend is called the "Consolidated School" in "Two Soldiers," and it's clear from what the narrator says in this story that it combines both an elementary and a high school, though not necessarily in one room. (In earlier contexts, like The Town, it is a one-room schoolhouse.) What the narrator says about the direction the school bus travels to take him to school in the "winter" indicates it is east of the Grier farm, further from Jefferson (106).

Sartoris Plantation Cabin 1 in "Skirmish at Sartoris" (Location)

The "Negro cabin" where Bayard, John, and Drusilla sleep in this story was built for slaves. Louvinia's family lived in it until the "big house" was burned down, at which time Bayard and Granny (Rosa Millard) moved in to this cabin. At the beginning of this story it is home to Bayard, Ringo and Louvinia; at the end, Drusilla occupies it by herself. The cabin includes a porch, and is furnished at least with "Granny's chair" and a table big enough for John, Bayard, Jenny, Drusilla, and Louisa to eat dinner when Louisa challenges John to marry her daughter (69).

Hurricane Creek|Creek Bottom at Sartoris Place in "Skirmish at Sartoris" (Location)

What Bayard calls "the bottom" (61) refers to the low land lying along the creek. He refers to the same site as "the sawmill," (62) "the mill" (65) and "the log-yard" (64), because to get lumber to rebuild the big house the Sartorises have set up a "bandsaw" (64) there to cut the cypress and oak trees into boards. A "blind-folded mule" provides the power to turn the saw blade (64).

Washington D.C. in "Skirmish at Sartoris" (Location)

Even though the Civil War was over at the time of this story, many in the South still saw Washington as an enemy, as when Bayard says he was told about "two Burdens from Missouri, with a patent from Washington to organize" the emancipated slaves into voters (66).

Missouri in "Skirmish at Sartoris" (Location)

Bayard notes that the Burdens came from Missouri. Missouri was a slave state, but did not join the Confederacy.

Carolina in the Civil War in "Skirmish at Sartoris" (Location)

Colonel Sartoris writes home that he and his troop are "fighting in Carolina" (60). He doesn't say which "Carolina," nor does Bayard; but at that period in the Civil War, the late fall 1864, South Carolina is somewhat more likely than South - if Faulkner is thinking in terms of actual "fighting."

Jefferson Cotton Gin in "Skirmish at Sartoris" (Location)

Cotton gins play a crucial role in the economy of Yoknapatawpha. A "gin" is machine that separates the valuable fibers of the cotton plant from its seeds; since it was only used once each year, when the cotton was picked, it was typically housed in a simple structure. In this story, the "cotton gin on the edge of town" is where the freedmen gathered, "under guard," ahead of the election (69).

Sartoris Plantation Pasture in "Skirmish at Sartoris" (Location)

The pasture on a plantation is typically a large grassy area for livestock. In this story, the pasture seems to wrap around the house on several sides. It is described as being between the Sartoris plantation main house and the woods and creek bottom. Bayard says, "I could see Mrs. Compson and the other ladies on the porch, looking out across the pasture toward the bottom . . . " (64-65).

Courthouse and Square in "Skirmish at Sartoris" (Location)

The Square around the county courthouse is the physical and cultural center of both the town of Jefferson and the county of Yoknapatawpha. Bayard does not mention the courthouse in his description of the scene, but perhaps because it has not yet been completely rebuilt, the hotel on the Square is where the election was supposed to be held - until Colonel Sartoris and Drusilla took matters (and the ballot box) into their own hands.

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