Franklin Delano Roosevelt Allegory

The thick gray clouds dragged along the dark gloomy sky reflecting on the crowd of faces below; the Great Depression was already taking its toll on the American people. Suddenly, a tall man walked out of the White House with a cheerful expression on his face and a warm look in his eyes. That man was Franklin Delano Roosevelt, whom many did not know at the time would be America’s savior. William Golding, the author of a novel that is an allegory to WWII, uses the main character, Ralph, to represent Roosevelt during his leadership in the war. They both gave hope to their people that the future would bring joy. In the fictional book, Lord of the Flies by William Golding, Ralph’s leadership skills are very similar to former United States president,

In Roosevelt’s inaugural speech he “promised Americans that the country would recover from [those] terrible times. He pledged that he would experiment with new solutions to solve the problems of society, and he urged people to keep calm and to be courageous…[He] immediately started demonstrating his ability to inspire confidence in others, to share with them his own hope and optimism” (“Roosevelt, Franklin D.”). Roosevelt’s speech gave the American people the hope they needed when there was barely any left. His speech implied that he would use the best of his ability to get the country out of its hole. Another example of Roosevelt’s encouragement during that dreadful time were his weekly radio broadcasts best known as Fireside Chats. During the twelve long years of Roosevelt’s presidency, he “delivered thirty-one radio addresses…[Those] speeches were intended to be relatively brief and informal reports to the American people, delivered in a conversational tone and in simple, unadorned language” (Levy). Roosevelt spoke on the radio with the intention that that series of “brief and informal reports” would encourage the citizens to stay positive and have hope and confidence in the future of America. The Great Depression also caused a lot of conflict and panic with the banks and its customers. During the first one hundred days of Roosevelt’s presidency, "[he] pushed through legislation that reformed the banking and financial sectors, tried to cure the ills afflicting American agriculture, and attempted to resuscitate American industry. To meet the immediate crisis of starvation and the dire needs of the nation's unemployed, [he] provided direct cash relief for the poor and jobs programs" (Miller Center of Public Affairs). He