Rhetorical Analysis: Kennedy's Address To The Nation

In his address to the nation, Kennedy outlines the plan for the future as he assures the American citizens the roles they need to play in the future to help and progress the idea of worldwide freedom and liberty. In order to achieve this goal, Kennedy highlights that America will forever need to hold its stance on the idea of freedom and pledge its support to all those who are suffering from the evils of poverty through the use of alliteration and repetition.
Kennedy utilizes alliteration to invoke a sense of comradeship to all nations and assert the idea of freedom to the countries around the world. Kennedy’s states countries will “pay any price, bear any burden”, to stress that America will do whatever is necessary to instill a world order.
Towards the end of his address, Kennedy wants the American people to “go forth to lead the land we love”, calling all those to serve their nation. Kennedy through appeals to the people’s patriotic emotions calls upon those who love the nation and would want to volunteer to spread the notions and ideas of their great nation. The idea of shared power and the common good is heavily used by Kennedy to invoke a strong feeling among all Americans from every walk of life as well as citizens of the world who support the ideals of a free and representative nation. This idea eventually led to the formation of the Peace Corps, which is a non-profit organization started by Kennedy administration to help alleviate the world from existing problems. Kennedy knows what he wants from those suffering
Kennedy reiterates the phrase “let both sides”, which in this case means the USSR and the USA. Kennedy feels that if both sides work through co-operation rather than competition, the world will be a better place for the future. Although he hints of working together, he does not completely diminish the differences between the two nations. This shows a stark difference from his earlier arguments because it shows a new alternative to both nations vying to be a superpower in the post-World War II era. It shows the vision that Kennedy had hoped for during his term regarding the issue with the former USSR and helps to ease the growing tensions between the two nations. Kennedy restates “all forms of human”, in order to rally all those who are listening to his speech to support him in the cause of eradicating poverty. He hopes to do such by turning the hands used by men to fight bitter wars into the healing hands to fight poverty in the world. Kennedy implies that if his plans were to be successful, it will help in reducing the conflicts that are happening around the globe. Kennedy, in his inaugural speech, repeats some key phrases that were used by other presidents while addressing the nation to provide a historical precedent for his own address. Using similar style to the Gettysburg address, Kennedy states that