This academic article analyzes two works by William Faulkner — the collection Go Down, Moses and the novel Intruder in the Dust — to explore how Faulkner’s portrayal of liberty evolves from “negative liberty” to “positive liberty.” The author argues that Faulkner’s early depiction of freedom is centered on the absence of constraint (negative liberty) but increasingly shifts toward a more engaged, community‑oriented idea of freedom (positive liberty) in later narratives. The article examines how characters and situations in these texts reflect this progression, particularly in the context of race, social bonds, and moral responsibility in the American South.