Jfk Inaugural Address Analysis

Prior to President John F. Kennedy’s election, The cold war continued between America, China, the Soviet union, and Germany, America was facing civil unrest regarding race and segregation with extraordinary figures like Rosa Parks fighting for equality, and lastly tensions rising high with the soviet union shooting an American plane out of the air- the same year President Kennedy is elected. Assuredly, America was facing a great deal and basically implanted in the right very center of a chaotic time. Knowing this, President Kennedy precisely chose to create his inaugural address to represent a sort of beacon or light to all of America to lead them out of the chaos and into what’s important; liberty. The purpose of President John F. Kennedy’s
what you... for your...will do for you....what together we”. President John F. Kennedy not only uses two sentences but he combines the use of a complex sentence and repetition to achieve his purpose. In these sentences, Kennedy is directly telling America that frankly if we’re going to continue to live and protect our freedom that it’s up to each and every single American- that the choice is literally in their hands ,but, if they decide to join this movement in protecting freedom then it’s a collective effort. That it can’t be achieved by one single man the whole nation has to join the cause; together. Then, President Kennedy purposefully chose to repetitively use selective diction and a complex sentence to efficaciously deliver his purpose of focusing America in the time of turmoil on what’s essential; liberty. Digging deeper, Kennedy repetitively uses selective diction when he specifically chooses to constantly use the word you/your. When he does this he’s implicating to all of America that it’s your choice, that no one can make the decision to join this cause of freedom but you (America)- that the power is literally in your hands. The way he repeats the words you and your connect to