The Promise Rhetorical Analysis

Literacy Paper 2 “You can be anything you want to be!” This is what typical parents say in order to give their children hope for the future. It is a lie. Even though many of Americas youth dream of what they want to be when they grow up, few dreams ever come true. The fact is no, you really cannot be anything you want to be. In reality, there are so many external forces that come into play in order for someone to create their own reality. Though I am talking about dreams, this myth is different from the American dream in that the American dream is based around hard work and having a modest life and household. On the other hand, the dream of becoming whatever you want is individualistic, and it is typical for American’s to associate that
I must admit, because I did not know the context, I was deceived the first time I watched the movie. I thought Rogers created his own reality rather than an outside factor creating it for him. The deciding factor was “Project: Rebirth,” a scientific experiment enhancing the height and physical stature of soldiers during WWII. If not for the experiment, Rogers would not have been able to become the hero he always imagined. However, we as moviegoers do not recognize this immediately because interpret the circumstances
Both are interpreted wrong in most cases. Automaticity certainly takes precedence especially when we try to look at things quickly rather than in their original context. Just like in Captain America a person cannot be anything they want to be, but can rather be anything they want to be within their circumstances. In the same way, a person cannot accomplish “anything” through Christ who strengthens them, but they can accomplish all things given the circumstances through Christ. It is a simple difference of wording but it makes a huge difference in meaning. The fact that we cannot be anything we want to be is sobering to the point that our dreams seem less attainable. But when we look at it in context, it is motivating to the point of being all we can possibly be in the circumstances we find ourselves do to