Rhetorical Techniques In Remember The Titans

Remember the Titans was a film based on the 1970s, a time of racial segregation. The Gettysburg Speech, given by Coach Boone, is an attempt to persuade his players to integrate regardless their racial differences. He brings the team to Gettysburg to deliver his speech, hoping to emphasize the point he is trying to make. Coach Boone explains that they too will be destroyed like the men of Gettysburg if they do not end this feud. Coach Boone was able to successfully unify his team despite their racial differences by effectively utilizing imagery, alliteration, and pausing throughout his speech.
The speaker began by having his audience run to Gettysburg, a location of significance to his speech. Throughout his speech, Coach Boone refers to the Battle of Gettysburg, using imagery to help the boys visualize the event that occurred on the very ground they are standing upon. One of the most evident uses of this is, “This green field right here was painted red, bubblin’ with the blood of young boys, smoke and hot lead pourin’ right through their bodies.” The Battle of Gettysburg is a testimony to the point Coach Boone is trying to make. He wants the players to picture this horrific scene, and understand the severity of the event hoping their fear is enough to drive them to change their ways.
Coach Boone also effectively applies alliteration to his

If one listens to the speech they appear very evident. They are used after strong points in the speech like, “You listen. And you take a lesson from the dead. If we don’t come together, right now, on this hallowed ground, we too will be destroyed-- just like they were.” The words he chose generate a feeling a of urgency, and Coach Boone pauses giving the players time to register his statement not only in their mind, but in their hearts. Giving them the opportunity to make this emotional connection is part of what made the speech so