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W ILLIAM F AULKNER B Y : B RANDON L EWIS D ECEMBER 4,2009 M S. LORA S MERKER
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W ILLIAM F A ( U ) LKNER VIDEOS http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxM0C7zjoAc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Bkg5htqHFI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DR9iO- 2Zkw8&feature=related
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T HE U IN F AULKNER * He official added a "u" in his name and attempts to joins the Royal Air Force.
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W ILLIAM C UTHBERT F AULKNER E ARLY LIFE /B ACK G ROUND *Born September 25, 1897 *Birthplace- New Albany, Mississppi *Died- July 6,1962 (reason for death) = [heart attack] *Born in a town with less than 500 residents. (Small town) * went to mississipps university
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R OYAL A IR F ORCE / B ACKGROUND COUNT... *Tried to get into Royal Air Force in Canada. *He was rejected(was to short) *5'5 tall *Post master in Mississippi University (soon fired) *Dropped out of high school after 11th grade (played hooky)
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NOVELS / GENRE * Added Mythological status to our culture *Best Known as American Author of "As I lay Dying" (1930) *"Landing on luck" was his his 1st short story *The sound and the Fury It has plenty of narrative styles including ( stream of consciousness) His 4th novel * influential writer
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N OVELS COUNT... [ PUBLISHED ] *Flags in the dust[1874] *The reivers: a Reminiscence- [1892] *The mansion[1987] *The town[1973] *As i lay dying[1930] *The sound and the fury[1929] *Solders pay[1996] *Mosquitoes[1996]
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Q UESTIONS ? *Cause of Death? *What university Did he attend? *What job was he fired at? *How many residents where in his home towm?
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P ICTURES / BOOKS
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BOOK AND HIM CHILLIN AND WRITING
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M Y FAVORITE PIC That pipe shows his intellegence
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PICTURE....
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R EFENCES www.google.com www.images-google.com http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Faulkner the text book
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