Analysis of the Life and Works of William Faulkner
An Analysis of the Life and Works of William Faulkner William Faulkner is viewed by many as Americas 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. ... William Faulkners accomplishments resulted not only from his love and devotion to writing, but also from family, friends, and certain uncontrollable events. William Faulkners 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 grade at the tender age of eight, and immediately showed signs of talent. ... When Faulkner got promoted to the third grade, skipping the second grade, he was asked by his teacher what he wanted to be when he grew up. ... Faulkner took interest in poetry around 1910, but no one in Oxford, Mississippi, could tell him hat to do with his poems. Faulkner, who was very talkative, would always entertain Estelle Oldham by telling her vividly imaginary stories. Eventually, Faulkner grew very fond of Estelle. ... Not long after Faulkner began seeing Estelle regularly, he met a man named Phil Stone who was dating one of Estelles friends, Katrina. Katrina had told Stone about Faulkner and his poetry. ... As Faulkner grew older he began to lose interest in his schoolwork and turned his attention to athletics, such as football and baseball, which caused his grades to start to fall. ... Faulkner enrolled at the University of Mississippi, and did not let his academic years distract him from writing more poems. ... In the summer of 1921, Faulkner decided to take a trip to New York to receive some professional instruction from editors and critics, because Stone was busy with his academic studies. Faulkner stayed in New York and shared an incredibly small apartment with a man named Stark Young (Minter 35-40). ... Stone pulled some strings and got Faulkner appointed to the job of postmaster at the university post office. Even as postmaster, Faulkner still found time to write. When Faulkner finished the typescript for Soldiers Pay, he it sent to a publisher who gave him two hundred dollars in advanced pay. ... While in Paris, Faulkner began to work on the novel Elmer. ... After spending some time in France Faulkner decided to return home (Minter 46-50). ... In September of 1927, Faulkner finished yet another novel entitled Flags in the Dust. ... Within the same month, Faulkner began The Sound and The Fury, which would later become his greatest novel (Minter 72). ... "In the summer of 1929 Faulkner was married. ... Faulkner got a job working at the university power plant. "In October 1930, about four months after Faulkner and his wife had moved into Rowanoak, As I Lay Dying was published"(Millgate 29). ... Faulkner settled down in Oxford, while he raised his family. ... From the early 1930s to the early 1940s Faulkner spent a lot of his time writing. ... Faulkner was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1950 (Volpe 12). As Faulkner was coming to the end of his life, he spoke to the cadets at West Point. ... Faulkner was known for his realistic novels and true-to-life short stores. From 1926 to 1962, Faulkner published nineteen novels and more than seventy- five short stories.