William Faulkner Research Paper Outline

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D’Errix Gray
Comp.1301
11/17/14
All about William Faulkner

All about William Faulkner

Thesis statement: William Faulkner became a successful writer and won the Nobel Prize for novels, and short stories that he had written. Some of his novels that he was recognized for: “Soldiers’ Pay,” “Flags in the Dust,” and his fourth novel “The Sound and the Fury.”
Writers usually have plenty of work that they become famous for and known by and then they have the opportunity to win a Nobel Prize. William Faulkner Is a Nobel Prize winning writer that mends all details of a place including the history. Born into a family of four kids with William being the oldest he never finished school, and became a successful …show more content…

Plot: The story is about The Compson family and there problems. Each chapter of the story has the point of view from the characters.
Characters: The characters are Jason Compson III, who is the father of the four children, who dies of alcoholism in 1912. Carolina Compson who is the mother of the four children but she has a hard time taking care of them. Quentin Compson the oldest child attends Harvard University and is sensitive and closer to Caddy than the others are. Candace Compson (Caddy) who is the second to the oldest child ends up getting pregnant. Jason Compson IV the third child who is the crazy child who is a farm supply worker, and Benjy is the youngest of the four who is mentally disabled; his point of view is the first chapter.
Settings: The story takes place in a little town called Jefferson, Mississippi in the first half of the 19th century.
Lasting Legacy: After his successful life of awards, achievements, novels and short stories William Faulkner passed on July 6, 1962 in Byhalia, MS, he was 65. He had movies that where released based on books and short stories that he had written, I personally read one of his short stories called “A rose for Emily.” He had education from Oxford High School where he didn’t graduate, he attended Ole Miss from 1919- 1921, and also he attended the University of

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