The Meaning of the Gettysburg Address

[ninabeth13]

To me, the Gettysburg Address is primarily about making sense of death and tragedy. I think the most important theme of the speech is: Those boys did not die for nothing.

I am the screenwriter of a new movie, "Saving Lincoln," coming to theaters soon. A major theme of our movie is Lincoln's inner turmoil over the unprecedented carnage of the Civil War. He desperately needed to believe - and to convince the people - that it wasn't all in vain.