William Faulkner was one of the greatest and most influential writers of the 20th century. Faulkner broke the mold in terms of traditional writing. He wrote about controversial topics and pressing issues that influenced him. Faulkner's background affected his writing. His education played a major role in his works. William Faulkner was born September 25, 1897 in New Albany, Mississippi. He was the first of four sons of Murry and Maud Butler Faulkner. He had three younger brothers: Murry Charles Faulkner, author John Falkner, and Dean Swift Falkner. William Faulkner was named after his great-grandfather who had been killed in a duel with his former business partner eight years earlier. His great-grandfather was a best-selling author with his book The White Rose Of Memphis. Faulkner aspired to become a great writer like himself. Faulkner's brother, Murry Charles Faulkner, founded the 1st National Bank of Oxford in 1919. William Faulkner was influenced by many writers, but those who had the most influence on him were Robert Burns and Edward William Thomson . Phil Stone also had a great influence on Faulkner and he was also his mentor. Faulkner once tried to join the Air Force, but was turned down due to his size. He even tried to pass himself off as British, because he believed that British people were of a higher social class and were more intelligent. After being rejected by the Air Force, he attended the University of Mississippi. He attended there for three semesters and then dropped out in 1920. When he dropped out, he sold stories to magazines in order to support himself. When he had saved enough money, he went to Hollywood in 1932 and became a screenwriter. William Faulkner wrote several of his works in the span of a decade...... middle of paper ...... helps his father burn the stables, or lies about it, he is furthermore responsible as far as Sarty can tell The legitimate procedure of fairness is chaotic and misplaced and has little to do with peace and dignity. During the six days of the story, Sarty also experiences different changes. While Sarty takes his father to the castle of Spain, the kid discovers his “crazy”, eccentric and quirky father (40). After his father's speech, Sarty needs to run away, but something is holding him back. The final critical minute arrives when Sarty's father approaches him to get him some oil, clearly to copy Spain's team. At that moment, while Sarty is demonstrating to recover the oil and become his father's assistant, he plans to flee and never have to "see [Abner's] face again" (89 ). It is interesting to note that he feels that he "cannot" (89).