2. Summarize Roosevelt's description of the Statue of Liberty's significance in the first five
paragraphs of his speech. What has prompted his oratory on this occasion?
Roosevelt's description of the Statue of Liberty's significance in the first five paragraphs of his speech highlights the importance of the American dream and the mass migration of people from different parts of the world in search of freedom and liberty.
Roosevelt says that the Statue of Liberty symbolizes the gateway to the New World where people from every walk of life can come into this New World and all their aspirations could be achieved.
President Franklin D Roosevelt addressed this speech on the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Statue of Liberty and this occasion prompted him to give his oratory.
