Katie Joseph
Student Sample- Script
Host: Welcome to the show, today we are interviewing a man of mystery. His face was plastered
across magazines, department stores, and finally museums. The man from Norman Rockwell’s
famous “Freedom of Spee-“
Freedom Lover: I’m glad to be here. I’ve got a lot to say.
Host: Oh, I’m sure you do… Let’s get right to iFreedom lover: Yes let’s not waste any time.
Host: Right… So why Rockwell did chose to depict yFreedom lover: Yes! Why me! Well when President Roosevelt delivered his Four Freedom’s
speech he was inspired. He wanted to motivate the country to support the war and the troops. So
he painted each of the freedoms. Taking me specifically, look at me. I’m just your average guy.
I’m a working man. I get my hands dirty. But freedom of speech isn’t a rich man’s right it’s an
American’s right. That’s why in the painting all the rich guys are looking at me. I get everyone’s
attention because I got that right. Rockwell he was basing it off the town meetings back home.
He remembered this guy who said something in a meeting, everyone disagreed, but he got to say
it. He practiced a bunch from different angle but I was always just me a working man among the
richer folks but still getting my word in.
Host: I’m sure you’ve hear the rumors that you look like presidentFreedom lover: Lincoln? Yea see Rockwell really wanted to represent American, and who is
more American than Lincoln. Who’s looked out for the rights of everyone more than him? Guy
is a legend, makes sense that Rockwell would want to ride that sort of recognition.
Host: So of the four rights what makesFreedom lover: Me the stand out, because I did stand out. If people bought bonds they got a set
of the rights and I was the cover. This so what I figure. First of all I am in the First Amendment.
I am a right. So that brings it down between me and religion. So then you look at it and religion
is personal. It’s different for everybody. But speech, everybody’s got opinions they want heard.
It’s the right to be heard, it’s a more public active thing. That’s why I’m a stand out.
Host: So what are people supposed to get fromFreedom lover: From seeing me? Well they’re supposed to feel pride, American pride. Hopefully
that motivates them to buy bonds that’s the real goal. Support the troops, protect our rights.
Rockwell tried to donate us to the government but they didn’t know what to do with us so he
published us in the Saturday Evening Post. From there we spread like wildfire encouraging
people to buy bonds.
Host: So it just aboutFreedom Lover: The money? Nah, its more than that. As I said earlier I was inspired by the
speech Roosevelt gave. It was about more than just us as citizens of the greatest country. It was
about how these are rights we as people deserve. So people across the world deserve them. They
should get them, we should bring it to them. It’s a reality for us, but a goal as well.
Citations
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"Rockwell's Four Freedoms (Memory): American Treasures of the Library of Congress."
Rockwell's Four Freedoms (Memory): American Treasures of the Library of Congress. Library
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