William Faulkner's Acceptance Speech

William Faulkner is a classic writer in the 1930’s who was awarded the honor of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1949. His acceptance speech portrays what a thoughtful and intelligent man the author is. Faulkner speaks about what an author must do to be become a good writer. He says that man must teach himself that the basest of all things is to be afraid and until he learns such things, he will write as though he…

…elings and how passionate he is for his work. He believes in mankind and the future of writing. Faulkner offers his opinions to other writers and includes what the “tragedy” of today is. The speech exhibits how ardent the author is towards his life’s work and summarizes his outlook towards writing. With evidence such as this poignant speech, Faulkner proves to be a man worthy of receiving such reverence as this honored prize.