2. William Faulkner
• Born September 25, 1897
• Died July 6, 1962
• American Writer and Noble
Prize winner
• Wrote novels, short stories,
plays, poetry, and more
• One of the most important
writers in southern literature
3. William Faulkner
He had a circular writing style unlike any
other.
He would talk around the point of his
stories but never directly acknowledge
them.
He always seemed to give hints or clues in
his stories of what was to come or what
was important in the story.
4. “A Rose for Emily”
This story is filled with hints and clues of
what was to come in the story.
Many hints and details pointed to Miss
Emily murdering Homer because he was
planning on leaving her.
Although in the story it never states that
she did murder him the reader knows she
did.
5. Examples of hints in
“A Rose for Emily”
Miss Emily went to the store to buy arsenic
No one saw Homer leave Miss Emily’s
house
There was a terrible smell coming from
Miss Emily’s house
There was a dead body of a man found
in the bed after Miss Emily’s death
6. “Barn Burning”
The main character constantly goes back
and forth between loyalty and honesty
There is a questions that constantly lingers
How terrible is Sarty’s father and what is he
truly capable of?
Theending does not give the reader a
direct answer of what happens.
The reader is left to come up with their
own conclusion.
7. Conclusion
William unique style of writing is what sets
him apart from other American Literary
writers.
His use of circular writing keeps the
readers attention while letting their
imagination run wild the entire time they
are reading his stories
He will always be one of America’s most
famous writers
