Background of Faulkners

Only standing five feet, six inches in adulthood, Faulkner expressed a large talent in his childhood writing and painting. A southern boy, born in Mississippi, began his writing with a style similar to the well known English romantics of Housman and Thomson. The amount of talent that Faulkner showed as young as sixth grade resulted in his boredom with school, and his future jobs. Although not suited for all tasks, he was determined to follow his dreams of being a pilot. Despite missing the opportunity to serve as a pilot, he proclaimed his untruthful experiences while in combat. He told his community of injuries such as a silver plate in his head leading to his first book of Soldier's Pay in 1926. His success continued throughout his life writing many more novels about experience and life.