Great lines from the Newsroom monologue

“..Star Spangled Awesome”

“Without a doubt a member of the worst period generation period ever period”

“We waged war on poverty not poor people”

“We aspired to intelligence, it didn’t make us feel inferior”

“First step in solving any problem is recognizing there is one”

Analysis:

The structure of this monologue from the TV show Newsroom is how I would like my monologue to be structured. The character begins fairly aggressively, more aggressively than I will do, criticizing America using creative, sarcastic comments like “star-spangled awesome” as well as hard facts on America’s rankings. However, he takes a dramatic shift in tone, pace, and content, inspiring hope by talking about how great America used to be. This appeals more to the emotional side than the fact-based side, using lines like “We waged war on poverty not poor people”. I would like to start my monologue by having something that ticks off my character and causes him to begin talking more aggressively about the problem and then transition into a more hopeful perspective and provide a potential solution to the issue.