One of them was William F. Buckley. His works often depicted the lives of the people at the bottom of society, as well as their fates and struggles. At the same time, they also showed the various problems and contradictions in American society. His masterpieces include The Sound and the Fury and The Catcher in the Rye. His novel style was concise and humorous, and was regarded as one of the outstanding representatives of modern American literature.