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For my Neo-Aristotelian article I have chosen this speech given by Jack Kelly (with the help of Davey) in the Disney movie the Newsies. This speech is the beginnings of a revolution among a group of young working news boys. This speech and the circumstances around it inspire these boys to organize and fight back against the proverbial man.
The Rhetor - Jack is seen as somewhat of a leader among the news boys, many respect him and look up to him. Jack happily assumes the role of protector arguably because it best serves his interest and his ability to lead the group pays dividends for himself.
The Situation - The context of this speech begins with a hike in the cost of the papers to the news boys. This causes the anger, outrage, frustration, and panic. The audience feels abused, and helpless. This sets the stage perfectly for someone to come in and offer a solution.
Canons
The invention of the speech is spontaneous and based on the immediate emotions of the group. Jack (Davey) draws on a similar, relevant occurrences (the trolley workers strike) to frame his ideas. The invention of the speech and ideas presented our impromptu.
The Organization of the speech is created to harness the train of thought and emotions of the audience. It is created to direct the emotions of the boys to an organized, action based group.
The language used to create the rhetoric is very interesting to me in this artifact. Jack takes Davey's ideas and using more bold language puts those ideas across to the audience. Jack takes complicated ideas and says clearly to the boys the way they should act. Jacks digest the ideas and presents it simply to the boys by using simple, excited, and appropriate language.
This speech and Jack's rhetoric continues for much of this movie.
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