As I was Dying Analysis William Faulkner is one of the most intense writers with the strangest writing style of his period. He was born September 25, 1897 in New Albany, Mississippi. When he began writing and producing As I Lay Dying, he was in the era of modernism. Many reviewers say that this novel was poorly done and difficult to follow, but the thoughts behind this story are good. There are some messed up things in this story, there's even a part where he accidentally punches holes in his dead mother's face. William Faulkner was considered a great author even though the execution of his novel was poor. William Faulkner published As I Lay Dying along with twelve other well-known novels and numerous short stories; and continuing on this path, he received the Nobel Prize in 1950, during the era of modernism. William Faulkner was born September 25, 1897 in New Albany, Mississippi. He is the first of four sons. “He was named for his great-grandfather, William Clark Falkner, the “Old Colonel,” who was killed eight years earlier in a duel with his former business partner on the streets of Ripley, Mississippi. . Lawyer, politician, planter, businessman, Civil War colonel, railroad financier and finally successful author (of the novel The White Rose of Memphis), the old colonel, even dead, appeared as a more larger than life. model of personal and professional success for his male descendants. (“William Faulkner” 2013) When he was a young boy of five, his father bought the Oxford Bank. His family became very rich because of this. There are very few events that happened during his teenage years that affected his life or his life as a writer. Although in the middle of his life, many events changed him. William Faulkner didn't have a hard life... middle of paper ...... novel, you see that he looks at life as what we call "bad guy" and death is the "good guy" rather well received. It is difficult to grasp this idea in this novel. William Faulkner published As I Lay Dying as well as many other novels since the beginning of the modernist era, and for going down this path he won a Nobel Prize in 1950. Critics have said that it hurts most of his novels. They may be long, but they are said to be difficult to follow and quite boring. As I Lay Dying had a great idea, but its execution was poorly executed and the images Faulkner was trying to convey were difficult to imagine. Even though the execution of this novel was a disaster, many people can see past the execution and give credit to the thoughts behind it, and call it a masterpiece of obscenity. Moreover, he was a great writer for ideas, but not for execution..