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William Faulkner. By: B.R & N.S. 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. Inspirations.
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William Faulkner By: B.R & N.S
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.
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
Writing Style • His writing is dense, meaningful • Difficult to understand: • Symbolism • Allegory • Multiple narrators • Point of view • Non-linear narrative • stream consciousness
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.
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.
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>.