Thatcher's Eulogy Of Ronald Reagan As A Great President

Thatcher’s Eulogy When President Ronal Reagan died, the former Prime Minister of Great Britain, Margaret Thatcher delivered a eulogy for the American people. Thatcher’s goal was to honor the deceased president of the United States, one whom she closely worked with. In her eulogy, she carefully chose specific moves to honor Reagan as a great president. She uses repetition, diction, and her audience in order to prove that Ronald Reagan was a great president of the United States. Thatcher uses repetition in order to persuade the American people of what made Reagan a great president. She opens up her eulogy with the repetition of the word “great”, as she states, “We have lost a great president, a great American, and a great man, and I have lost a dear friend.” The repetition of the word “great” clearly shows that Thatcher is highlighting the best attributes of Reagan. This repetition drills this specific word into the audience’s heads and makes them believe that Reagan was indeed

Thatcher knows her audience well. Her audience are American people who love their country and president. Thatcher praised both the country and the American way in order to gain favor in the audience’s minds. In lines 36-39, she states, “He won the Cold War, not only without firing a shot, but also by inviting enemies out of their fortress and turning them into friends.” She reminds the audience of the victories of Reagan in the Cold War, and automatically this is seen as a win for all of the US, not just Reagan himself. She sways the audience by reminding them of great accomplishments which give them pride and convince them to listen to her words. And the fact that at the end she states that “...nothing was more American” than what Reagan did, the American audience finds pride that their nationality is connected with generosity and victory, which helps persuade them even