Will's 498-Word Inaugural Speech Draft

Will's 498-word draft is tossed onto the table as a practical provocation: concise, confident, and readable. It functions narratively as the catalytic object that forces Toby to confront his slump, compare voices, and accept help.

Will's 498-word draft is physically tossed onto the table and reads as a compact, confident alternative to Toby's bloated draft. It functions narratively as catalyst: its quality exposes Toby's slump, models a workable voice, and provides the concrete proof that prompts Toby's confession and willingness to collaborate.

Will's inaugural speech draft is the central document: he reads passages aloud for Toby, revealing rhetorical choices, compromises, and the administration's emerging doctrine. The draft prompts line edits, jokes, and the ideological dispute over humanitarian language versus political prudence.

Will's Inaugural Speech Draft is physically present on Will's desk (referenced as having been read by the President) and is read aloud by Will during the exchange. The draft is the central text around which the moral and rhetorical debate revolves, showing the compromise language Will offers and revealing the policy tensions.

Will reads from his inaugural speech draft aloud in Toby's presence. The document is the focal object around which the quarrel turns—its tone and chosen phrases embody the ethical compromises and rhetorical choices at stake.