voyage through fury

hi fellow bloggers! here goes my first attempt at an educated blog. no i will not disclose personal details about my dramatic and riveting high school life, much to your dismay, but i will hope to enlighten you on something clearly more fascinating, my journey through the treacherous sound of the fury. as i began my research on this mysterious and complex novel, i encountered interesting information about Faulkner, the masterpiece's author. faulkner was ideally romantic in his literature choices, reading poetry and writing prose for his college newspaper. though a man involved with poetry is indeed sentimental, he was lacking a college degree after dropping out of his studies from ole miss. this did not seem to halt his future successes considering he was able to earn two Pulitzer prizes and one noble prize for his writings. an intriguing aspect of faulker's life is his sudden move to europe, where he lived along side other aspiring, young writers. this decision to leave america for the antiquated europe is seemingly parallel to the lost generation, which includes a group of intellectuals (ernest hemingway, f scott fitzgerald) that was disenchanted by american materialism and lived a bohemian life of drinking (a hobby of faulkner's), writing, and growing their hair long. this lifestyle faulkner lived in europe was only a short stint though, considering he spent the majority of time either in mississippi or virginia writing voraciously. like many current, successful writers, such as J.K. Rowling, faulkner was initially rejected by publishing companies. faulkner often referred to the sound of the fury as one of his most agonizing pieces and stated that sound of the fury was a book written in pure despair due to the countless times he was declined. overall, faulkner's journey towards sheer success is compelling, and the grueling book that became the love child of his relationship with failure is one that will be just as difficult to read as it was for him to publish. cheers to you faulker!