PLEASE HELP! It is easy enough to say that man is immortal simply because he
will endure: that when the last dingdong of doom has clanged
and faded from the last worthless rock hanging tideless in the
last red and dying evening, that even then there will still be one
more sound: that of his puny inexhaustible voice, still talking.
How does this passage contribute to the overall purpose of the speech?
A. It describes an end to humankind that is unacceptable to Faulkner, who
B. It explains why Faulkner thinks that mankind is doomed to eventual
C. It describes a dream Faulkner had that led to his winning the Nobel Prize.
D. It explains a scenario Faulkner envisions if people don't start to record
has higher hopes and expectations for humans.
failure.
their thoughts rather than saying them out loud.