Abstract
The democratic convention is a very important event in the course of the presidential elections in the United States. The speakers at the convention are carefully selected as the main representatives of the strategy that will be developed during the campaign. It is not a coincidence if Castro has been chosen as one of the speakers. He belongs to the Hispanic minority, which plays a big role in the final decision.
Julian Castro starts his speech with a climax to stress that he is not only addressing to the democrat people, not only to the inhabitants of Texas, but truly to all Americans: "My fellow Democrats, my fellow Texans, my fellow Americans". He also intends to identify himself with the audience: He is a "young" and "proud" American, who has been born at the end of the Cold War, who has been deeply moved by 9/11, who communicates via internet, and who is going to vote for Obama on November 6th.
We can clearly notice how the American pride and the American patriotism are underlined. Castro described himself as a "young American, a proud American", this shows that the new generation has to keep up the American values and stand up for them. They have to be proud of their country.
