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- 1: William Faulkner
- Aulkner By: Anonymous An American Writer: William Faulkner William Faulkner is viewed by many as America's greatest writer of prose fiction. He was born in New Albany, Mississippi, where he lived a life filled with good times as well as bad. However, despite bad times he would become known as a poet, a short story writer, and finally one of the greatest contemporary novelists of his time. William Faulkner's accomplishments resulted not only from his love and devotion to writing, but also from family, friends, and certain uncontrollable events. William Faulkner's life is an astonishing accomplishment; ...
- 2: William Faulkner
- William Faulkner is viewed by many as America's greatest writer of prose fiction. He was born in New Albany, Mississippi, where he lived a life filled with good times as well as bad. However, despite bad times he would become known as a poet, a short story writer, and finally one of the greatest contemporary novelists of his time. William Faulkner's accomplishments resulted not only from his love and devotion to writing, but also from family, friends, and certain uncontrollable events. William Faulkner's life is an astonishing accomplishment; however, it is crucial to explore his life prior to his fixated writing career (Mack 1794-1798). In 1905, Faulkner entered the first ...
- 3: Nothing
- The Sound and the Fury William Faulkner THE AUTHOR AND HIS TIMES William Faulkner once said that The Sound and the Fury began with a picture in his mind. Four children, a girl and three boys, are playing in a stream near their house ... below, the boys notice that she has gotten her underpants muddy. Why was that image- which appears in Benjy's section of The Sound and the Fury-so vivid to Faulkner? Perhaps it reminded him of an important incident in his own life. Like Candace Compson ("Caddy" for short), Faulkner had three brothers. And like the Compson children, Faulkner called ...
- 4: William Faulkner
- William Faulkner William Faulkner is one of America’s most talked about writers and his work should be included in any literary canon for several reasons. After reading a few of his short stories, it becomes clear that Faulkner’s works have uniqueness to them. One of the qualities that make William Faulkner’s writings different is his close connection with the South. Gwendolyn Charbnier states, “Besides the ...
- 5: William Faulkner 2
- William Faulkner William Faulkner is one of America s most talked about writers and his work should be included in any literary canon for several reasons. After reading a few of his short stories, it becomes clear that Faulkner s works have uniqueness to them. One of the qualities that make William Faulkner s writings different is his close connection with the South. Gwendolyn Charbnier states, Besides the ...
- 6: William Faulkner
- William Faulkner William Faulkner's Yoknapatawpha County, with Jefferson as its county seat, is both a mythical and actual place. Yoknapatawpha county is 2400 square miles in area and has a population of 15,611 persons. Jefferson has an actual jail, town square, old houses, and Old Frenchman's Place, even a railroad. Faulkner's "Yoknapatawpha County" is in reality Lafayette County, and "Jefferson" is actually Oxford. The Faulkner family lived there since before the Civil War. This is where most of his ...
- 7: Major Themes in Faulkner’s Light in August”
- Major Themes in Faulkner’s Light in August” Faulkner's Light in August is a metaphor. In fact it is many metaphors, almost infinitely many. It is a jumble of allusions, themes, portraits, all of them uniquely important, many ... dissecting the book in this manner. Fortunately, in the midst of this clutter of wonders, there are dominate themes. There are veins of meaning that permeate throughout. Chief among them; Faulkner's study of 20th century man's search for identity, and his compassionate portrait of the origins of evil. I have come from Alabama a fur piece (p.3). ...
- 8: In Memory Of Emily Grierson
- In the short story ˇ§A Rose for Emily,ˇ¨ (1930) William Faulkner presents Miss Emilyˇ¦s instable state of mind through a missed sequence of events. Faulkner arranges the story in fractured time and then introduces characters who contribute to the development of Miss Emilyˇ¦s personality. The theme of isolation is also presented by Faulknerˇ¦s descriptive words and symbolic images. Faulkner uses anachronism to illustrate Miss Emilyˇ¦s confused mind. The story is split into five sections. The first section begins with Miss ...
- 9: A Rose For Emily - In Memory Of Emily Grierson
- In the short story ˇ§A Rose for Emily,ˇ¨ (1930) William Faulkner presents Miss Emilyˇ¦s instable state of mind through a missed sequence of events. Faulkner arranges the story in fractured time and then introduces characters who contribute to the development of Miss Emilyˇ¦s personality. The theme of isolation is also presented by Faulknerˇ¦s descriptive words and symbolic images. Faulkner uses anachronism to illustrate Miss Emilyˇ¦s confused mind. The story is split into five sections. The first section begins with Miss ...
- 10: William Faulkner
- Biography on William Faulkner William Faulkner was born in New Albany, Mississippi on September 25, 1897 and then moved to Oxford, Mississippi with his family at the age of 5. Most of the novels written by William Faulkner take place in the area in which he himself was born and raised. He renames Oxford and calls this place Jefferson, Mississippi. Faulkner is a contemporary American author who ...
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