Research Paper Reflection

During the course of completing this project, I learned some very interesting things about William Faulkner and his writings. I learned about his unique writing style and also more about the literary Modernist movement and a literary writing tool called stream of consciousness. I also learned how hard the research process can be. After doing my first research paper on Nelson Mandela and finding a plethora of information I figured the second time should be much easier because I have had the experience of writing a research paper before. I was mistaken. I originally chose to do my paper on Tennessee Williams, but I had to change to William Faulkner due to a lack of information to support my thesis statement. Faulkner also had challenges. Information on Faulkner wasn't as abundant as Mandela and I had to search very hard and change my search terms often to find valuable and relevant information. In all, I've gained another valuable experience in writing a research paper that due to my struggles is more valuable than my first research paper.