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"Describe how the scenes in today’s Daily Dose were designed to promote American values for audiences during World War II. Be specific. Refer to props, set design, settings, etc. in your answer. \n\t\t- Discussion of patriotism and war when George mentions his father being a veteran.  Also the fact that they use symbols of patriotism with flags and the fact that Cohen was born on July 4th during the Parade.   \n\t\t \n\t \n\t\n\t\tListen carefully to the dialogue in these scenes. In what ways does the dialogue and/or the screenplay work to boost American morale? Quote specific lines of dialogue in your response \n\t\tThe fact that they show Cohen talking to FDR and receiving an award for his patriotic life with Cohen's music being so pro-Americana.  Cohen again talks about his family's history of being supporters of America when fighting in the Civil War, and in the film they even show Cohen himself attempting to become a fighter after the Lusitania is sunk during WWI and then going on tour for WWII singing his songs to the troops.   \n\t\t \n\t \n\t\n\t\tSince this is the opening of a biographical musical, how differently do you feel this film would be if it opened with the Fourth of July Parade scene in Providence, Rhode Island vs. the opening with FDR in the Oval Office? Defend your answer. \n\t\tI think that showing the conversation with FDR is wonderful for the time that the film was made in, which was during war time.  I would also like to mention the importance to James Cagney for portraying such a patriotic figure due to the fact his name had been connected to Communism and McCarthyism was black listing many of Hollywood's brightest starts.  Yankee Doodle Dandy made sure that Cagney would be forever seen as Cohen and as a patriot.  If they had started showing the parade it would have taken away from the Patriotism of meeting and showing the acting President of the time of the film, and really focused too much on the man that was Cohen.  \n\t \n"
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