William Faulkner Flashcard

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What did William Faulkner do to support his family during the 1930s and '40s?

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Accepted Hollywood screenwriting assignments.

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Who was William Faulkner's great-grandfather?

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Colonel William Clark Falkner.

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What did Faulkner's fame allow him to do in his personal life?

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Drink heavily.

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What was the theme of Faulkner's novel 'The Reivers'?

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Comedy of male maturation.

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What was Faulkner introduced to during his time in Oxford?

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Hunting.

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What literary movement is William Faulkner associated with?

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Modernism.

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What is the setting of most of Faulkner's works?

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The American South, particularly Mississippi.

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What narrative technique is Faulkner known for using?

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Stream of consciousness.

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Which novel by Faulkner won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction?

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A Fable.

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What is a recurring theme in Faulkner's works?

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The decay of the Southern aristocracy.