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Faulkner's "The Unvanquished"
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Though Faulkner's The Unvanquished is set during the Civil War,
another war is being fought simultaneously. This second war is not one of
guns and thievery, but one of beliefs. It is a conflict between two
philosophies: idealism and pragmatism. .... Middle of Term Paper
... after is a strong example of this.
There were not many pragmatists in the novel. By definition, a
pragmatist is one who believes that the meaning of conceptions is to be
sought in their practical bearings, that the function of thought is to
guide action, and that truth is preminently to be tested by the practical
consequences of belief. Bayard Sartoris was a pragmatist. He 'let his
conscience be his guide'. Telling his father about Drusilla's attempt to
seduce him and refusing to avenge his father's death are two good examples
of this. In the beginning of the novel, Bayard is shown to be simple minded,
but as time passes on and B ... |
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