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William Faulkner: Southern Literary Icon and Complex Storyteller

William Faulkner, born in New Albany, Mississippi, in 1897, is renowned for his dense and meaningful writing style, often incorporating symbolism, allegory, and stream of consciousness. Despite dropping out of high school, he profoundly influenced Southern literature with his exploration of race and complexity of human emotions, inspired by his grandfather, Colonel Falkner. His tumultuous personal life, including a marriage to Estelle Oldham and a notable affair, influenced his writings. Faulkner's legacy remains pivotal in understanding the intricacies of Southern characters and timeless themes.

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William Faulkner: Southern Literary Icon and Complex Storyteller

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  1. William Faulkner By: B.R & N.S

  2. Biographical Information • He was born in New Albany, Mississippi. • Married Estelle Oldham in April 1929 • Latter, he conducted a 13-year affair with a young writer who considered him her mentor, this relationship became the subject of play.

  3. Inspirations • His grandfather Colonel Falkner was a model for some of his writing. • Mississippi helped inspire: • Sense of humor • Tragic position of black and white • Keen characterization of southern characters and timeless themes

  4. Writing Style • His writing is dense, meaningful • Difficult to understand: • Symbolism • Allegory • Multiple narrators • Point of view • Non-linear narrative • stream consciousness

  5. Education • Quit high school in tenth grade. • WWI he was rejected by the American Air Force. • Was admitted to University of Mississippi but never completed his freshman year.

  6. Modern Day Films • Major pain- He wouldn’t like it because they made the military funny. • Pearl Harbor- He would like it because the took the military seriously. • In one part of the movie one of the characters was not able to fly because of his vision.

  7. Films

  8. Work Cited • "Pearl Harbor." IMDb. 13 Mar 2007 <http://imdb.com/title/tt0213149/>. • "Major Payne Movie." epinions. 13 Mar 2007 <http://www.epinions.com/mvie-review-12E5-F1E41B-39084CB4-prod1>. • "William Faulkner ." The Mississippi Writers page . 13 Mar 2007 <http://www.olemiss.edu/mwp/dir/faulkner_william/>. • "William Faulkner ." Wikipedia . 13 Mar 2007 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Faulkner>. • "When the Dam Breaks." TIME Magazine 23 Jan 1939 1-5. 09 March 2007 <http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,760655,00.html>.

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