Patton

Patton's speech on paper is a rally cry. It's purpose is to ready soldiers for battle and reassure them of any doubts they may have. In his first paragraph, Patton identifies with his soldiers by defining what it is to be American soldiers. He does this by describing how Americans are winners and that their interests are one in the same. After he establishes a sense of purpose, he breaks the ice to them that some of them may die. Dying is probably what is in the minds of the soldiers Patton is addressing. So far Patton to say it straightforward to them sort of lessens the anxiety the soldiers may be having. It's a war. People are going to die. He appeals to them deeper by testing their masculinity and tells them what it really means to be a man. On and on Patton delivers his speech which overall calms the fears of the soldiers but at the same time inspire them for the imminent battle.

It was much more inspiring actually hearing Patton's speech delivered than read. I can say that if I were one of those soldiers listening to the general, I would be pretty pumped up. It's like what happen in class today when a reader was asked to read the speech but he read it in a normal tone. When Harrison read it with emotion, it sounded much better. By hearing it, the rhetoric is so much more effective. That's the difference.