William Faulkner

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the past and present, as well as for his meticulous detail and comprehensive knowledge of the South in his writings.
’s background is a very important detail that will help his readers understand the psychological implications of what he wrote and to appreciate his work. was born in New Albany, Mississippi, on September 25, 1897. His parents were Murry and Maud Faulkner. He married Estelle Franklin in 1929. They had two children together, both daughters. The first daughter was named Alabama, and she died nine days after her birth. Jill, the second daughter, outlived her father. died July 6, 1962 at the age of 64. He was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letter in 1948 and won the Nobel Prize for Literature two years later in 1950. Although ’s life had the same chronological events as the average person, his life was far more complex an interesting than that of the average person. Faulkner tried to keep his personal life a secret, but he was woefully ...

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of the South.
It is in the story “A Rose for Emily” that writes about a Southern aristocratic woman named Miss Emily. The story begins with the death of Miss Emily. The whole town turns out to attend the funeral of the “fallen monument” (26), as described in the story. At this point, it is unclear who is actually telling the story about Miss Emily. Ray B. West believes that “[w]hen, as in ‘A Rose for Emily’, the world depicted is a confusion between the past and present, the atmosphere is one o distortion-of unreality” (192). The narrator recounts different stories about Miss Emily. The stories about Miss Emily are told out of order, as if more than one person is describing ...

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