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Kennedy Inauguration Speech In this excerpt from John F Kennedy's inauguration speech in the year 1961, the 35th president of the United States addresses the American people to inform them about his goals for the nation. The excerpt from the speech shows one sentence with parallel structures and different stylistic devices. In this short excerpt, many connections to the political situation in 1961 America are made, as well as allusions to the concept of the American Dream. At the time that this speech was given, the U.S. was characterized by the effects of the Cold War and other consequences of post-WWII. The country is involved in a conflict with the Soviet Union, inclusive of the Space Race, the Arms Race and a conflict between the political and social ideologies of the two countries. This political background gives Kennedy's words even more importance, as he is addressing not only his nation, but the whole world in this time of strife and change. This message that the new president is trying to communicate to the American people is supported by different stylistic devices. The repetition of the words "any" (II.1 f.) stresses that it doesn't matter what kind of challenges come along; that anything is manageable. The use of many verbs throughout the whole excerpt, that could also be described as climactic, underlines Kennedy's will to take...
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action. The first person pronoun "we" is also something that is used multiple times. This is supposed to create a certain feeling of togetherness and makes the listener feel as if Kennedy is a part of the American people, and not "above" them. Furthermore, the speaker makes use of the auxiliary verb "shall" (1.1) which indicates his certainty for achieving the goals he mentions. Lastly, there are heavy alliterations such as "pay any price" (1.1), "bear any burden" (II.1 f.) and friend and foe (cf.1.2). These can also be seen as collocations. They create a rhythm in the sentence which makes it more memorable to people. Aside from mere stylistic devices, which support the speaker's message, there are some words or phrases that are particularly important for the meaning of the excerpt. The introduction to the speech are the words "Let every nation know (...)" (1.1). This is a reference to the American missionary spirit that causes many citizens to believe that their norms should be spread to all parts of the world. He is specificallly aiming at letting the Soviet Union know about these goals of his, possibly wanting to intimidate them. Kennedy is trying to do this in his address, which is broadcasted to many other countries. The words "to support any friend" (1.2) allude to the concept of equalty, part of the American Dream and constituted in the Declaration of Independence, that every person should receive the same amount of support. By mentioning that the country will "bear any burden, meet any hardship" (II.1 f.), the president is creating another relation to the American Dream, as this can be associated with the belief that anything can be achieved through hard work, despite the challenges that one might face. Viewed against the stated political background, one can find many connections between John F. Kennedy's speech and his ambitions in the Cold War, as well as the theory of the American Dream. Numerous stylistic devices help in making the speech more convincing and the choice of words supports the intended meaning of it.