Role Of Previving In William Faulkner's The Deliver

In William Faulkner’s The Reivers, every character undergoes their own personal struggles, and each makes a choice on how to get through these hard situations. The author believes that humanity possesses the ability to survive and prevail, but only a few of the characters in the novel actually end up triumphant while retaining their virtue. There will always be a controversial debate on whether mankind is inherently good or evil, whether they endure or prevail. However the characters in the book decide their own fate and have their own morals. All men and women must endure the hardships that life brings. Not a single person gets through life without having to deal with grief, guilt, or responsibility. To survive, we must endure. However there is more to life than just surviving, and everyone has the choice to take life one day at a time and just survive, or they can look at the bigger picture and try their best to be successful and prevail. The human race is made up of winners, and those who just endure. Mankind as a whole does not share an unyielding soul, but a select few make the choice to triumph over their obstacles and become a better man from the experience. Otis, for example, endures life as the
In a perfect world, all men and women would have souls of strength and morality, but reality tells us that some people’s sole goal in life is to just survive each day at a time, without trying to improve themselves and the lives of others. Each person has a choice to withstand their struggles while striving for greatness. Those who do decide to prevail and exercise compassion and mercy have a better quality of life and self than those who just endure. Despite the rewards, for some the process of prevailing takes too much effort and sacrifice. But in the end, helping others, retaining your virtue, and getting through your own struggles is worth the