Oprah Winfrey's speech is engaging because it relies on classical style. Through metaphors and demonstrations, she asks her listeners to speak their truth even if the society does not seem to accept it. She says that soon there will be a new day and that in the new days, the 'me too' movement will be no more. The stress on individual truth builds up in the last section, emphasizing on the metaphor on the sun rising, calling on women to uphold hope in a 'brighter morning'. This harnessed Oprah Winfrey's influenced on speaking individual truth. This was an important line in the civil rights movement and it was served from the Republic's Battle Him. Their time is up because unlike what society has set for them, women have their own truth and they were willing to march forth. Hence, she concluded by saying that 'Time is up' for men who are brutal and those how discriminate against women. No one knows if this is true, but in Oprah's speech it feels true. By dramatizing Taylor's story, a story that all the audience had heard before, she implied that Taylor's situation influenced her decisions to seat on the bus in Montgomery. Women such as Taylor Parks, who were willing to speak their personal truths ensured that Winfred's speech had a greater influence. Taylor was willing to speak the truth about how she was brutally assaulted by some white men. Winfrey highlights on how Racy Taylor influenced Rosa Parks. By saying this, Oprah portrays herself as a link to an invisible chain of influence. DE Mille award and she says that there could be young girls watching her receiving the award as the first black woman.
She begins by detailing on how as a young girl, she was inspired by Sidney Poitier, after she won the Oscar. In most cases, there is the truth and there is the personal truth but Oprah uses metaphors, and illusions, making strong arguments that everyone should speak their truth regardless of what the society holds as the truth. Oprah lights on the invisible influence of supporting personal truths. Oprah delivered a speech that made the case and spoke out even without anyone uttering a word. It is deducible that Oprah's speech was successful since she received numerous applauds and she engaged the audience form the beginning to the end.
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