William Faulkner adored the Southern tradition and wrote about it so often, because he was born in Mississippi. In "A Rose for Emily," the author based his characters on real people that he heard stories about from his great-grandfather. He often used the same characters in his short stories and his novels.
"Colonel Satoris was modeled after Faulkner's great-grandfather, Colonel William C. Falkner, a colorful adventurer of the periods before, during, and after the Civil War."
"Many of Faulkner's novels and short stories are set in Yoknapatawpha County, a fictional area reflecting the geographical and cultural background of his native Mississippi. Faulkner's works frequently reflect the tumultuous history of the South while developing perceptive explorations of the human character."
"Derived from the southern oral tradition and existing somewhere between storyteller and listener, Faulkner's novels together form one larger work, the saga of a single imaginary world in which the characters are both sustained and contained by the region—more philosophical than geographical—that is Faulkner's deep South."
William Faulkner felt a deep responsibility to write about the decadent South that was a part of his own family history.
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