In “Francine Wheeler gives President Obama's Weekly Address,” Mrs. Wheeler uses reflective writing in her speech to convey her point of view on the controversial topic of “Commonsense Gun Responsibility Reform.” Mrs. Wheeler elegantly reflects on the event that resulted in the death of her six-year-old son and the effect this event had on past, present, and future consequences concerning her family and citizens of Unites States; while eliciting activism from viewers through empathy and sympathy through a common voice.
My Reaction to Mrs. Wheeler’s effective reflective speech on “Commonsense Gun Responsibility Reform” inspired empathy, sympathy, and activism. Empathy rose up within me when Mrs. Wheeler describes the relationship her two sons enjoyed before the tragic demise …show more content…
Wheeler then turns her attention to the present while using diction such as “our” and “we” to show that the Sandy Hook incident, which lead to her son’s demise, didn’t just affect her but affects a vast majority of Americans every year. Together with Mrs. Wheeler’s diction and her statement of, “In the four months since we lost our loved ones, thousands of other Americans have died at the end of a gun, thousands of other Americans are also drowning in our grief.” shows the connection between the affect that Ben’s murder has on the Wheeler’s and the toll of the murders of many Americans in communities across the country. Furthermore, the insightful reflection Mrs. Wheeler uses to demonstrate the affects of Ben’s death on the present further constructs the Wheeler’s as fellow Americans. This is done when Mrs. Wheeler goes on to describe her flashback, “Sometimes, I close my eyes and all I can remember is that awful day waiting at the Sandy Hook volunteer firehouse for the boy who would never come home…” The imagery of a mother waiting for her deceased son not only places the viewer in her shoes but also incites the occurrence of flashbacks in the viewers who have gone through similar
My Reaction to Mrs. Wheeler’s effective reflective speech on “Commonsense Gun Responsibility Reform” inspired empathy, sympathy, and activism. Empathy rose up within me when Mrs. Wheeler describes the relationship her two sons enjoyed before the tragic demise …show more content…
Wheeler then turns her attention to the present while using diction such as “our” and “we” to show that the Sandy Hook incident, which lead to her son’s demise, didn’t just affect her but affects a vast majority of Americans every year. Together with Mrs. Wheeler’s diction and her statement of, “In the four months since we lost our loved ones, thousands of other Americans have died at the end of a gun, thousands of other Americans are also drowning in our grief.” shows the connection between the affect that Ben’s murder has on the Wheeler’s and the toll of the murders of many Americans in communities across the country. Furthermore, the insightful reflection Mrs. Wheeler uses to demonstrate the affects of Ben’s death on the present further constructs the Wheeler’s as fellow Americans. This is done when Mrs. Wheeler goes on to describe her flashback, “Sometimes, I close my eyes and all I can remember is that awful day waiting at the Sandy Hook volunteer firehouse for the boy who would never come home…” The imagery of a mother waiting for her deceased son not only places the viewer in her shoes but also incites the occurrence of flashbacks in the viewers who have gone through similar