In Captain America’s Mark Twain Speech, both Captain America and Mark Twain suggest what is means to be a patriot and have a voice . Captain America stands up for the people by questioning the actions of the government to emphasize the value of the people in the country. Then, he minimizes the power of a government. Finally, he uses repetition to further emphasize the existence of the people within the nation. Captain America’s purpose is to empower the people within the country to have a voice and Twain’s tone towards this is rather commanding.
At first, Captain America who is quoting Mark Twain’s words begins to dive into the message by questioning “In a republic who is the country?”(2) He uses this question to transition into his argument about how the government cannot entirely rule over the people. Twain asserts that the government’s “function is to obey orders,not originate them.” (2) When Twain uses the words “ obey orders” it serves to give a sense of superiority and also to inform that the people are the government. Twain is giving authority to the people of the nation and that the government fulfill the needs of the citizens.
Mark Twain goes on and uses compare and contrast between a monarchy and a republic. He tests the two…show more content… Captain America empowers the people when he says that “ when the mob and the press and the whole world tell you to move, your job is to plant yourself like a tree.” (12) He uses simile as he directs the people to “ plant yourself like a tree.” In this context, Captain America persuades the people to be so strongly rooted in your own opinions that you will fulfill being a patriot. By having a strong voice and being patriotic, what the whole country says is
