What is the first step in figuring out the theme of a story? Find out the premise of the plot. Finding out the topic of the story. Finding out who the characters are Finding out the main conflict of the story.

In paragraph 5, president obama remarks: “you know, when trayvon martin was first shot i said that this could have been my son. another way of saying that is trayvon martin could have been me 35 years ago.” how does president obama use rhetoric in this quote to contribute to the overall meaning of his speech?