“So you young men and women in this room tonight, and in thousands of other rooms like this one about the earth today, have the power to change the world, rid it forever or war and injustice and suffering, provided you know how, know what to do.” On May 28, 1951 William Faulkner gave a speech to the graduating class of University High School, in this speech Faulkner enables many feelings of hope and courage for the future. He brings about a sense of confidence as well, that this generation has many big things ahead of them within reach of achieving. Throughout Faulkner's speech he uses repetition as a prominent device, being sure to amplify the emphasis on key points. “It is not men in the mass who can save man. It is man himself… -Man, the
