Analyse af Barack Obamas tale 'The American Promise'

In this speech to the citizens of Springfield and the rest of the U.S., Obama hopes to

encourage the citizens to fulfill their duty as Americans and facilitate positive changes and

unity within the nation. He first addresses the concept of "duty" as it is described by the men

and women who were involved in the nation's military efforts, past and present. This concept

is paralleled to Obama's own role as president, and he calls for citizens to have as much

faith in their work to improve the nation as the soldiers have had in protecting it. Obama then

guides his audience through a vision of a greater America, one of unified citizenship and a

fixed commitment to improving itself, and suggests that it is these attributes and a belief in

them, which have altered history in central times to expand freedom and opportunity to all its

citizens. Obama sees these attributes as being a promise to its people, and continuously

refers to them as "The American Promise". Through great evidence and analysis, Obama

shows that changes throughout the nation's history have been made during times of disunity,

and he now hopes that the people will redirect its divisions and bring changes for the better.