Faulkner's Life

William Faulkner was a Southerner, born and raised. He was born in Albany, Mississippi and later moved to Oxford for grade school. He skipped several grades and shot through grade school with flying colors. His writing was very much so affected by his Southern heritage; he (allegedly) witnessed the lynching of a black man when he was eleven years old, which could have altered his perspective and later, his writing. As he matured, he became bored with school and began to sluff. Although he was brilliant, his grades suffered greatly due to his indifference towards school. Faulkner dabbled in drawing and writing poetry, plays, and stories as he matured; he even wanted to join the air force, but he was declined due to his height. He kept writing throughout college, and his poetry became more well-known as time went on. By 1926, he was regularly publishing his works. As time went on, he became more and more prosperous. He married the love of his life, accepted numerous awards for his writing, and even took flying lessons. After a long and successful career, William Faulkner died of a heart attack in 1962.
Padgett, John B. “William Faulkner Chronology.” William Faulkner on the Web. 17 August 2006. 11 March 2014 <http://www.mcsr.olemiss.edu/~egjbp/faulkner/chronology.html>.