William Faulkner

William Faulkner has made immense contributions to the world of literature; that is undeniable. In this speech given during his acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize, he offers what could be considered his finest contribution to poets and writers the globe over; his motivation to write. Faulkner is a writer in the truest sense; he writes not to capture the spirit of the times but the spirit of the people, in hopes that his prose …

…that his acceptance speech would awaken in other writers the urge to relearn the human spirit and, consequently, remind the public that tragedy and universal fear are not custom. He refused to accept the notion that man will merely continue to survive in a time of hardship; Faulkner believed that man, with the aid of writers and poets, will triumph, just as man as been triumphing over adversity as long as history has been recorded.