Barack Obama uses numerous stories throughout the State of the Union address in order to demonstrate the prevalence of the United States of America, yet these stories simultaneously allow certain flaws within the political system to materialize. In order to initiate a want for change, Obama provides the reader with images that he sees of America beginning to unfold. It is this imagery and prosperous initiative that may attract the attention from essayists Orwell and Didion. President Obama is able to hypothesize an optimistic future engulfed by love and truth, as he states “I believe in change because I believe in you, the American people” (Obama 9). The use of the word “change” provokes a positive connotation from the reader, as a maturing
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As a result, Orwell may view this address as a failure, as he states, “every book is a failure” (Orwell 4). Although, not all works of writers are failures, Orwell categorizes a book as such if the purpose for which they were written is not fulfilled. Obama, may have not written the address to gain world-wide approval, yet the ignorance possessed by fellow politicians may hinder the address’ amazing qualities. Nevertheless, the imagery used to develop an optimistic viewpoint of the future is depicted by, “I see it in the Dreamer who stays up late to finish her science project, and the teacher who comes in early…because she knows that that young girl might someday cure a disease” (Obama 9). Obama is painting a picture for the audience of a prosperous future, where “our children” are seen as equals and not categorized by sexuality, race, gender, or political views. The use of imagery to develop a solution about the future is similar to the work of Joan Didion. Didion is renown for her affection with imagery and the desire to write as a mean to create an
As a result, Orwell may view this address as a failure, as he states, “every book is a failure” (Orwell 4). Although, not all works of writers are failures, Orwell categorizes a book as such if the purpose for which they were written is not fulfilled. Obama, may have not written the address to gain world-wide approval, yet the ignorance possessed by fellow politicians may hinder the address’ amazing qualities. Nevertheless, the imagery used to develop an optimistic viewpoint of the future is depicted by, “I see it in the Dreamer who stays up late to finish her science project, and the teacher who comes in early…because she knows that that young girl might someday cure a disease” (Obama 9). Obama is painting a picture for the audience of a prosperous future, where “our children” are seen as equals and not categorized by sexuality, race, gender, or political views. The use of imagery to develop a solution about the future is similar to the work of Joan Didion. Didion is renown for her affection with imagery and the desire to write as a mean to create an