American Literature / Unit 15 AML 1426 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Faulkner's Nobel Address
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The idea
Accepting the Nobel Prize, Faulkner said the young writer's problem was the human heart in conflict with itself, that he declined to accept the end of man, and that man will not merely endure, he will prevail. The speech is the standard statement of his position.
In practice
The human heart in conflict with itself.
Where people slip
The speech is short and is quoted constantly.
Your place on the trail
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