they passed around a fruit jar of corn liquor. All of his stories can be linked together to tell one big story of how he saw his family life, and how time has changed the South. The characters in most of his stories reflect upon real life people whom he shared his love for as a child and as an adult.As a young boy, Faulkner would go hunting with friends. One of his favorite places to go was The Mississippi Delta. These hunting grounds provided a background for some of William Faulkners stories (Watkins 25). During his outings with another hunters, Faulkner would often sit and listen to the stories told by others. It was strongly felt that from listening to others around the campfire, he got the background for the story of Ike McCaslin and the Bear. This story expresses the great sadness of change and the terrible sorrow of the loss of the wilderness to modern times. Over time flooding, extreme levels of snow, and high water began to change the wilderness and after time it became civilized. Time and place have been important in Faulkners works. If they were removed, we cant imagine what his fiction would be like. Much of the excellence in his works was derived from Oxford and Lafayette County and their traditions, and the past. Nearly all of Faulkners fictional works have as their setting this imaginary place, which Faulkner weaved not only from his own experiences growing up in Oxford, Mississippi, but also from the rich culture of his great-grandfather, the love of his family, and his desire for hunting....
