On December 10, 1950, in Stockholm, Sweden, one of the greatest literary minds of the 20th century, William Faulkner, delivered his prize acceptance speech Nobel. If one reads between the lines of this acceptance speech, one can detect a certain message – more of a cry or plea – aimed directly at teen authors and writers, and that message is to be the voice of your own generation ; write about things with real importance. This also means that authors must include the heart, soul, mind, and raw, truthful emotions in their writing. “Love, honor, mercy, pride, compassion, and sacrifice” (Faulkner) should all be frequently embraced – it is the duty of authors to do so. If these young authors and adolescents ignore this message and duty, the already threatened state of literature will continue to decline until its unfortunate extinction. Jeannette Walls, author of The Glass Castle, most certainly responded to Faulkner's action, and responded very strongly. . She has largely accomplished her duty as a writer. His memoir, The Glass Castle, is one of the most honest, raw, emotional and heartfelt works of literature ever seen by humanity. In this memoir, Walls uses many rhetorical strategies to fulfill his authorial duty and adhere to Faulkner's message. Throughout the book, all ranges of emotions can be felt by the reader, largely due to Walls' expert use of rhetorical strategies. These rhetorical strategies paint such vivid pictures that the reader can feel the sacrifice, pity, and love of Walls' story as if standing alongside Jeannette herself. Throughout the memoir, multiple actions of sacrifice can be found, and these examples are frequent...... middle of paper ......d to share their deepest, most private moments with the members of their audience, which in turn will create an authentic and quality story. When asked if Jeannette Walls fulfilled the duty entrusted to her by William Faulkner, there should not even be hesitation in her answer. In The Glass Castle, Walls shares some of the most personal and moving moments of his life, and they clearly include the essential characteristics of writing as defined by Faulkner. Through Walls' expert use of rhetorical strategy, she allows the reader to see, hear, sense, and experience the emotion as if it were happening first-hand. So, in conclusion, Jeannette Walls has most certainly lived up to Faulkner's expectations of a writer by crafting a memoir filled with superb rhetorical strategies that painstakingly translate the events of Walls' life to readers in great detail..