Faulkner's name becomes synonymous with the South and the provincial, namely plain people. This connection with the South yields the following novels: The Sound and the Fury As I Lay Dying The Hamlet Mosquitos Absalom,Absalom and many more. He returns to Mississippi, marries his high school girlfriend Estelle Oldham Franklin, and holds many odd jobs while he writes short stories and novels.įaulkner's extensive body of work takes place almost entirely within his fictional setting of Yoknapatawpha County, a Southern world in which characters intermingle freely and human nature is explored in a realistic venue. Faulkner then travels around the South, New York, and spends a lot of time in Europe. He tries to enlist in the Air Force during World War I, but is rejected due to his small size. Despite his lack of formal education, Faulkner reads extensively and surrounds himself with modern culture. He leaves high school shy of graduation to work in his grandfather's bank. Faulkner lives America's history in his daily life and relationships, thereby gaining insight into the Southern mentality. Since his father worked at the University of Mississippi in Oxford, his parents constantly encouraged reading outside of formal education.

His paternal heritage is richly decorated by heroism, giving him little need to study history through a textbook as a young boy. William Cuthbert Faulkner was born into a world heavily burdened and illustrated by America's strong Southern culture.

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