Theodore Roosevelt: The Narrative of
Theodore Roosevelt: The Narrative of
THEODORE
ROOSEVELT
AMERICAN STATESMAN, POLITICIAN,
CONVERSATIONALIST, NATURALIST, WRITER, AND
POTUS
submitted by: Franco Montilla
section: C
“TEDDY” ROOSEVELT
Story Plot
The youngest ever president of the United The youngest ever president of the United
States vigorously led Congress and the States vigorously led Congress and the
American public toward progressive American public toward progressive
reforms and a strong foreign policy. reforms and a strong foreign policy.
Several of these reforms were pro- Several of these reforms were pro-
environmentalist and sought to conserve environmentalist and sought to conserve
the country’s natural resources. the country’s natural resources. He
established over 20 national parks and
monuments as he understands the
repercussions of abusing resourses.
BINARY OPPOSITIONS
CONSERVATION PROGRESS
SPHERES OF ACTION Hero
Teddy Roosevelt
Helper
Gifford Pinchot
-His key adviser and
subordinate on Donor
environmental Extinct/Near
matters Extinct species
Dispatcher Princess
William McKinley The Environment
- His death bestowed
Roosevelt with the seat
of the President
Villain
Abusive Capitalists
IDEOLOGY:
ENVIRONMENTALI
SM
“We have become great because of the
lavish use of our resources. But the
time has come to inquire seriously
what will happen when our forests are
gone, when the coal, the iron, the oil,
and the gas are exhausted, when the
soils have still further impoverished
and washed into the streams, polluting
the rivers, denuding the fields and
obstructing navigation.” – Theodore
Roosevelt
Grand Narratives
- Profit takes priority over anything
else
Little Narratives
- Profit can be made sustainably