This is a passage from William Faulkner's Nobel Prize acceptance speech. It sounds good, but what does it really mean...
"I believe that man will not merely endure: he will prevail. He is immortal, not because he alone among creatures has an inexhaustible voice, but because he has a soul, a spirit capable of compassion and sacrifice and endurance."
2006-07-11 12:46:35 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
that mankind will endure. unlike animals we have the ability, the mental brain power to overcome and resolve any situation. it's that undefeatable spirit that resides within mankind that has gotten us to where we are and will continue to strive far into the future. willpower if you will, to live and survive no matter what.
2006-07-11 12:50:42 · answer #1 · answered by DIE BEEYOTCH!!! 4 · 4⤊ 2⤋
I think he means exactly what he said. Man will not merely endure in this world, but he will prevail in the end--accomplishing the goal set before him. Man is the seed of a dynamic god, and the soul of man is the plan within the seed--like the sunflower within the sunflower seed.
We are so worried about being wiped out by nukes or global warming...man will not only endure; he will prevail. Faulkner
is somewhere between an optimist and an idealistic dreamer.
Hope that helps.
2006-07-11 13:37:04 · answer #2 · answered by keats27 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That man is capable of overcoming all obstacles because he cares about others, is willing to sacrifice, and keeps coming back no matter how things get...
2006-07-11 13:09:58 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What WarLord said...very well said ***applauding***
2006-07-11 12:55:50 · answer #4 · answered by Wanna-be-Dear-Abby 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the hell if i know, try ask.com
2006-07-11 12:50:15 · answer #5 · answered by PYT 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋