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American Childhood Annie Dillard

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Author of the American Childhood Annie Dillard and Fashion of a text William Faulkner wrote in his speech for the Noble Prize acceptance speech the Writer's Duty. In the banquet speech he proclaimed to motivate humanity simply by of never giving up. "I believe that's man will not only endure, he will prevail," by this he was saying that humanity can only overcome the labors and horrors of the war. Annie Dillard successfully introduced the the theme of the story but also successfully accomplish the writer's duty of never giving up. William Faulkner's Noble Prize acceptance speech discusses the writer's duty, the purpose authors try to fulfill but many fail doing so. The writer's duty is to write about "compassion, and sacrifice and endurance." As a author the purpose of writing is to lift the heart of the audience. William Faulkner was concerned with the purpose of "not of love but …show more content…

She notices what adults see and what children see the world is different. Children have been around for the least time having the less experience. Question were in her her mind from her childhood. Such as what was is considered right and wrong? She starts to question why does she have to attend church when her parents just drop her off. These questions help "endure and prevail" and we can only make something of the spirit we were given. Faulkner emphasizes the importance of questioning and how growing up is involved. As a part of growing up we are

-(Research what Annie Dillard's father had left behind and how he would have missed his children but he wanted to follow his dream, and he did not give up and accomplished it. Also introduce what he
- "As a child I read hoping to learn everything, so I can be like my father". An experience greatly impacted her, when her father decided to quit his job as a 214
*Discuss Dillard's rhetorical choices and connect them to the purpose of the

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