Rhetorical Analysis Of Speech To A Graduating High School Class By William Faulkner

William Faulkner wrote a speech to a graduating high school class. He wrote it to tell them that they are capable of changing the world individually. He conveys this message by using repetition and appealing to one's emotions. Faulkner uses repetition to help persuade the teens graduating that they can change the world. He uses phrases such as, “the individual, men and women…” more than once throughout the speech to show the individuality of each graduate. Moreover, this is an example of how they themselves can make a difference in society. He also refers to tyranny and politicians in a negative way in the same sentence or near the phrase above. He uses them so close together to compare the individual to these people to show how they impacted