Christopher Reeve was an actor best known for playing Superman. A tragic accident left him paralyzed, and encouraged him to speak at the Democratic National
Convention to try to convince the audience to pass an act to support the disabled. As
Christopher Reeve speaks at the Convention he uses vivid details and strong connotations to pierce the hearts of the audience.
First, Christopher Reeve uses strong connotative words like “ Family” and
“Neighbor” to describe how we as a Nation need to all help others when possible, and that most of Americans are affected by disabilities in some way. Other other ways Reeve uses diction is when he says “The money we invest in research today is going to determine the quality of life of members of
