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"Meet John Doe" is a 1941 comedy-drama directed by Frank Capra, featuring Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck. The film portrays a grassroots political campaign initiated by a newspaper columnist and pursued by a wealthy businessman. Key rhetorical strategies are analyzed, including analogy, appeal to emotion, allusion, diction, and references, highlighting how Capra effectively engages audiences. Through emotional appeals and impactful language, the film addresses themes of authenticity and community. This summary sheds light on the rhetorical techniques that make the film a timeless classic.
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John Doe Speech by. Barry cooper PowerPoint by. Trevor Vance 3rd block
Summary Meet John Doeis a 1941 comedy drama film directed and produced by Frank Capra and starring Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck. The film, about a "grassroots" political campaign, created unwittingly by a newspaper columnist and pursued by a wealthy businessman
Analogy Analogy was used in the statement ,” yes, sir, we’re a great family” because they’re not really family
Appeal to Emotion • Appeal to Emotion was used in the statement ,” I was average until I said I was going to jump off the roof.” because him talking about suicide gets tov a lot of peoples emotions
Allusion • Allusion was used in the statement ,” we built the pyramids, we saw Christ crucified, pulled the oars for Roman Emperors,” because the people in the room didn’t do any of that but people like them did.
Diction • Diction was used in the statement ,” When a cap yells, “ Stand back there you!” he means us the john does.” because they are yelling at people like them not actually them.
References • http://www.americanrhetoric.com/MovieSpeeches/moviespeechmeetjohndoe.html
