“Half of official Washington is here to see democracy's finest show, the filibuster, the right to talk your head off, the American privilege of free speech in its most dramatic form. The least man in that chamber, once he gets and holds that floor by the rules, can hold it and talk as long as he can stand on his feet … In the diplomatic gallery are the envoys of two dictator powers. They have come here to see what they can't see at home. DEMOCRACY IN ACTION.”
In Mr. Smith Goes To Washington, the main character, Mr. Jefferson Smith, is a character loosely inspired by the 33rd Vice President Henry Wallace and his battle against the democratic party bosses as America’s forgotten visionary. Through political activism and deep patriotism for …show more content…
Smith and Mr. Wallace so unappealing to those who manipulate power over our political system?
The movie opens with the appointment of Mr. Jefferson Smith as the Junior Senator from a state in the Western part of the United States. He travels to Washington, DC, where his awe and amazement show that he is humbled and proud to serve his country. He views the senior senator from his home state as an idealistic, honest, intelligent politician and roll model. Once in Washington, Mr. Smith enters and poses a threat to party bosses that work in the Senate. He does not fall into place and become their puppet. Mr. Smith character has been loosely based on a person that existed in real life. I am referring to politician, Henry Wallace. Henry Wallace was the 33 Vice President of the United States under Franklin D. Roosevelt. When it was time for re-election, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, was the frontrunner for the nomination. There was growing distention among the party bosses that Wallace would not be nominated again. He did not fall under their power and do what they view as appropriate. When the party bosses looked at the candidates for Vice Presidents, Harry S. Turmen’s name emerged as a candidate who could be …show more content…
After he arrives in the Senate, he figures out that his presence is not taken seriously due to his personality and new position in the Senate. To show his dedication to the people of America, he decides that he wants to propose a bill for a National Boys Camp that would re-educate the boys of America of the principal values of what it means to be American. As he works on this bill and presents it to the Senate, the proposed land that would be used for the camp is discovered to be planned for a dam that would create more cash flow for the party boss, James Taylor. After confrontating James Taylor about the land, Jefferson Smith learns that the men he rallied behind, Senator Joseph Paine and many other senators, are all being played as puppets for the master behind the curtain, James Taylor. Mr. Smith then changes his Political objective to raising this bill to the Senate and effectively expose the political machine run by James
In Mr. Smith Goes To Washington, the main character, Mr. Jefferson Smith, is a character loosely inspired by the 33rd Vice President Henry Wallace and his battle against the democratic party bosses as America’s forgotten visionary. Through political activism and deep patriotism for …show more content…
Smith and Mr. Wallace so unappealing to those who manipulate power over our political system?
The movie opens with the appointment of Mr. Jefferson Smith as the Junior Senator from a state in the Western part of the United States. He travels to Washington, DC, where his awe and amazement show that he is humbled and proud to serve his country. He views the senior senator from his home state as an idealistic, honest, intelligent politician and roll model. Once in Washington, Mr. Smith enters and poses a threat to party bosses that work in the Senate. He does not fall into place and become their puppet. Mr. Smith character has been loosely based on a person that existed in real life. I am referring to politician, Henry Wallace. Henry Wallace was the 33 Vice President of the United States under Franklin D. Roosevelt. When it was time for re-election, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, was the frontrunner for the nomination. There was growing distention among the party bosses that Wallace would not be nominated again. He did not fall under their power and do what they view as appropriate. When the party bosses looked at the candidates for Vice Presidents, Harry S. Turmen’s name emerged as a candidate who could be …show more content…
After he arrives in the Senate, he figures out that his presence is not taken seriously due to his personality and new position in the Senate. To show his dedication to the people of America, he decides that he wants to propose a bill for a National Boys Camp that would re-educate the boys of America of the principal values of what it means to be American. As he works on this bill and presents it to the Senate, the proposed land that would be used for the camp is discovered to be planned for a dam that would create more cash flow for the party boss, James Taylor. After confrontating James Taylor about the land, Jefferson Smith learns that the men he rallied behind, Senator Joseph Paine and many other senators, are all being played as puppets for the master behind the curtain, James Taylor. Mr. Smith then changes his Political objective to raising this bill to the Senate and effectively expose the political machine run by James