Of all of Faulkner's achievements, "The Sound and the Fury" is considered to be one of his greatest novels. Faulkner was part of a distinguished family in Mississippi. ... Faulkner wrote three novels before finishing "The Sound and the Fury" and two more the year it was finished, 1929. ... Faulkner wrote seventeen books set in Yoknapatwapha County, which is a fictional setting formed in Faulkner's imagination. This is the home of the Compson family in "The Sound and the Fury". ...

• Word Count: 658
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Equipped with suspense, frustration, and even pity, William Faulkner's The Sound And The Fury is a novel one needs to have patience and concentration to comprehend. ... Although Faulkner's novel has its strengths, there are also a few weaknesses. ... For example, Faulkner would begin a sentence in the present time then switch mid-sentence to June of 1910 (in Quentin's case). ... To sum up, William Faulkner's The Sound And The Fury is a complex novel, forcing its reader to have total concentration. ...

• Word Count: 698
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School