William Faulkner once said, "It is the writer's privilege to help a man stand by lifting up his heart." (Quoted from goodreads.com). As a writer, William Faulkner embraced writing as an art form and brought out the true beauty of literature. Denied by many throughout his lifetime, Faulkner was accepted into the world of literature as a literary genius. With his novel The Sound and the Fury, Faulkner presents a unique writing style that leaves the reader engrossed and eager for further reading (Aiken 1188) His style presents time in a distorted way that creates a present that is "essentially catastrophic ". (Sartre 1190) Faulkner's display of words is the epitome of pictorial literature and promotes the very essence of his writing. William Faulkner's colorful prose exploited the boundaries of time and expanded it into a writing style that would revolutionize the world of American literature. .On December 10, 1950 William Faulkner was the first writer to receive the Nobel Peace Prize after the Second World War (made by nobelprize.org) During his speech Faulkner touched on many points but above all he said the following: “I believe in that man. it will not simply resist: it will prevail.” (Quoted from nobelprize.org) At an early age, it seemed that William Faulkner would simply “hang in there.” After dropping out of high school in 1915, Faulkner began working as a clerk in his grandfather's bank when the “Great War” broke out. , Faulkner enlisted in the U.S. Army but was rejected due to his small stature. Eager to join the war, Faulkner forged some documents and faked a British accent to join the Royal Canadian Air Force. Unfortunately, Faulkner never had combat experience and soon returned to his hometown of Oxford, Mississippi (Dr... half of the paper... from goodreads.com). novels and short stories are passed down from generation to generation, so even William Faulkner could have "just endured" and his story would have ended with his life, but to resist is to fail. Works Cited Draper, James P. and "William Faulkner." Critique of World Literature Detroit: GaleResearch Company, 1992. 1185-1200. Aiken, Conrad “William Faulkner”. Collected criticism. (1968): 200-207. InWorld Literature Criticism Ed. James P. Draper Detroit: Gale Research Company, 1992. Satre, Jean-Paul in the Works of Faulkner. "Faulkner: A Collection of Critical Essays. (1966): 87-93 InWorld Literature Criticism Ed, 1992. 1190.