Theodore Roosevelt Address To America Analysis

In Theodore Roosevelt’s first paragraph, he is addressing to the people of America. Roosevelt believes Americans should be thankful that we did not have to go through the hardships that our ancestors went through; we were handed a country that was already established for us and if the country fails, we would have no one to blame but ourselves. We should expect the same success in the future as we had in the past and expect no less. We need to set an example that a free government like ours of mighty people we can thrive alike our body and soul.
Roosevelt greatly explains the saying, “with power comes great responsibility” and we must not take this lightly. We have become great country and we must behave like people who have such a great responsibility. We must be civil with other nations of the earth, for we set an example for our country. Our attitudes should be …show more content…
Fruitful bearing are inevitable in this country but so are the problems that come with that prosperity. Our heirs faced perils that have already been outgrown but now it is our time to face them because is it something that is unavoidable. Roosevelt acknowledges the industrial improvement in our country and because of that “modern life is complex and intense” and shall see great prosperity. But if we fail, other nations views of free self-government will change and we would have an even heavier burden than we had been given before. We should not fear the future but we should face it seriously and solve problems first hand.
Roosevelt concludes his address by explaining that we the Americans must not leave this heritage that we were so graciously given wasted but instead enlarged and pass it on to our children and so on so that this legacy is passed on and not destroy the handiwork that our ancestors have created.
The structure of Roosevelt’s address is parallel to show equal importance of ideas and progression of