Reflection 2b

During this semester, I did a pair-shadowing activity during my Listening and Pronunciation class. The monologue, which I acted out, was from the movie A Few Good Men. I chose this scene, which I have shared with you below, because the rhetoric of Colonel Jessup was quite appealing to me. He can speak very influentially.
The scene opens in a court-martial. Lieutenant Weinberg asks Colonel Jessup if he ordered the code red for Private Santiago. A code red is a violent extrajudicial punishment. Lieutenant Weinberg goes on to state that he is entitled to answers. Moreover, he wants the truth. Afterwards, Colonel Jessup says that Lieutenant Weinberg cannot handle the truth. He starts his monologue, which is full of such traditional motifs as militarism, martyrdom, patriotism, discipline etc. In the monologue, Colonel Jessup justifies his decision to order the code red. Shortly after the monologue, he admits that he gave the code red order for Private Santiago. The monologue is indeed filled with anger.
This scene is significant in that a lieutenant felt like inquiring about the death of Private Santiago, who was significantly lower-ranked than he was. It is also of high importance due to the fact that the one who is being questioned by a lieutenant is a colonel, who is of superior rank. This situation is completely in opposition to the principles of the military.
I really enjoyed acting out this scene, which was full of emotions. Furthermore, Colonel Jessup was easy for me to portray.

(Revised to correct spelling mistakes)