One of the greatest writers of the 20th century is William Faulkner. He was born and raised in the southern state of Mississippi which greatly influenced his style of writing. Faulkner liked to use a variety of styles and themes in his works. In one of his most famous books, “As I Lay Dying,” he uses streams of consciousness, while in, “A Rose for Emily,” his style and theme is very morbid and grotesque. He …showed first 75 words of 566 total…

…showed last 75 words of 566 total…black points towards a southern setting. So one can see that while Faulkner enjoys a variety of styles and themes, he almost always sticks to a southern flare in his stories. So whether it is streams of consciousness as used in “As I Lay Dying,” or the morbidness of “A Rose for Emily,” or even the realistic views in in “Dilsey,” Faulkner always finds a way to make his stories both uniquely different and interesting.