"William Haulkner's Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech"

Speech Analysis By: Jacqueline Matian

William Faulkner's Peace Prize Acceptance Speech was one that encouraged all writers to write about subjects that were passionate and uplifting. He urged all writers to connect to their readers' souls by pure and genuine words. The different conflicts in one's heart concerning love, courage, compassion, honesty, and sacrifice were what Faulkner believed to be the most important components of life and worth writing about. To be successful in this work he believed that writers must be original, honest, and have a strong voice. He ultimately valued the soul of mankind and that being the key to one's true identity.

Jacqueline's analysis on this essay particularly drew my attention not only because of the fascinating subject of one's outlook on life, but her fantastic way of explaining the idea in a short and interesting way. She really expressed all the important parts of the speech in detail without boring the crowd. She included some of the major methods of argument such as Claim of Value and Claim of Policy. The three methods of persuasion known as Ethos, Logos, and Pathos were used as well.  Her enthusiasm about the topic also uplifted my spirit and made me want to know more information on the subject. If Jacqueline slowed down her pace while presenting the project that would help the listeners form their thoughts more carefully. However, her overall presentation was outstanding and joyfully listened too. Splendid work Jacqueline!