Personal Response to Obama’s Inauguration Speech

Throughout the speech, Obama maintains the theme of small things being able to bring into anything. In the section entitled Victory for the People, this is very much present, as he describes how his hightail it didnt start with much m unityy, and didnt begin in grand government buildings in the countrys capital, but in the backyards of Des Moinesand the front porches of Charleston. He talks about how working masses scraped together what itsy-bitsy savings they had to contribute small amounts of money to the cause. Obama describes how the campaign became stronger because of the millions of the Statesns, young and old, who volunteered and created support for his cause. All of this creates an image of single and limitless possibility for anyone who wants to have success in spirit.This, of course, is reflected in Obamas own improbable story, having been a mixed-race Kenyan-American raise by his grandparents and having relatively little political experience, yet managing to be elec ted president of the most prestigious and powerful country in the world. Obama adds to his nub of unity by describing his victory as your victory import that it is the American people who have brought about this change and who have managed to get their voices heard although he is the one standing on the podium making an acceptance speech, it was them who succeeded in putting him there.Obama invokes images of unity passim his speech. ninefold times, he refers to his country as the United States of America using the full name though the contraction USA or just America would have been sufficient. He talks about their common use of goods and services and uses we instead of I to instil a sense of togetherness in his audience. He tries to include all types of people in his message young and old, rich and poor, Democrat and Republican, black, white, Hispanic, Asian, Native American change and not disabled. He even includes gay or straight people in his list, showing an unusual am ount of permissiveness for a to-be American president. All of this introduces an extremely likeable, human element to his character.This approachable, human manner is maintained throughout the speech. Although Obama has been elected to be the single most powerful human being in the world, he does not attempt to put on a cold, macho faade. He refers to his wife as the love of my life, and, clearly getting emotional, he tells his girls, I love you both more than you can imagine and promises them a new puppy when they move into the White House. He also refers to his grandmother, who had died the night before, which invokes sympathy and appeals to the emotions of those listening and ceremonial occasion him.Towards the end of his speech, Obama repeats his most famous line, which the crowd has been shouting at him all night, and which sums up his story and message in three words Yes we can. In my opinion, these words, and the whole of Obamas speech, hold a promise of change which Americ a now has a chance of keeping. His words make me hopeful for what lies ahead in the years of Barack Obamas giving medication to come.