The theme of this speech from the movie “The Great Dictator”, is that we can achieve peace, equality, and happiness if we put aside our differences and not think of each other as “black” or “white”, or as “Christian” or “Muslim”, but as fellow human beings. Charlie Chaplin’s tone changes throughout the poem. He starts out with a calm and peaceful tone. But, as the speech goes on, and as his words become more and more inspiring, his tone becomes stronger and more direct. He uses metaphors and similes to help convey his point to the audience. An example of a simile is when he says, “Who drill you - diet you - treat you like cattle, use you as cannon fodder.” He’s telling the soldiers not to blindly follow orders without using their morality.
