The Revolutionary Period
Answer the following questions using evidence from the text whenever possible.
1. In his autobiography, what overall impression does Franklin create of the structure in his daily life? How does Franklin's use of syntax and overall narrative structure help to create this impression?
2. Jefferson's The Declaration of Independence, Paine's The Crisis, number 1, and Henry's Speech in the Virginia Convention are all persuasive documents. What are some literary and rhetorical devices used by each author to persuade his audience?
3. Why do you think Crèvecoeur chose the epistle—an essay written in letter form—to convey his point of view in Letters from an American Farmer?
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1. In Franklin's autobiography, he gives the impression that his daily life never stayed the same for very long. He spent his younger days feeling suppressed by his older brother and never was able to openly speak his mind. When he grew tired of this, he decided to break free from his restrictive family and left. Franklin had no place to go, and no way to make any money, so the structure of his daily life was nonexistent. Once he was able to get a job and start to make his own way in the world, he was able to set up a fairly structured daily life. As he grew older, he made it a point to write down his daily actions to make sure that he was being the best man he could be while being efficient. In this way, he showed how his life became more structured as he grew older and gained more experience. Franklin's narrative writing style was friendly and relatable, while still being very clear. He told the story of his life in a retrospective view. This way, he was able to tell how he had an unstructured life when he was younger. His good use of syntax and structure showed that he was determined to be successful in his life.
2. In The Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson uses the literary device of Parallelism. Parallelism is where the author uses repeated clauses, sentences or phrases to get their emphasize their point. In this case, throughout the document, Jefferson wrote all of the wrongs the King of England did to the American people starting the same way. “He has refused….., He has forbidden……, He has called together…..” In this way, Jefferson tried to make the King seem like a human being that could make mistakes by using “he” instead of King George III. By repeating this over and over again, Jefferson emphasized the idea that the King had done a lot of intolerable acts and that he should take responsibility for them. In The Crisis, Number 1, Thomas Paine used aphorisms. An aphorism is a short pointed statement expressing a wise or clever observation or a general truth. In his essay, Paine used aphorisms to defend his opinions about the American Revolution. “Let it be told to the future world, that in the depth of winter, when nothing but hope and virtue could survive, that the city and the country…came forth to meet and repulse it.” He makes it seem as if the Revolutionary soldiers are not only fighting to win the war, but are also defending liberty and freedom for all present and future mankind. Finally, in Speech in the Virginia Convention, Patrick Henry uses Oratory. Throughout his oratory, he rhetorical questions, restatement points, repetition, and parallelism. His rhetorical questions allowed him to get his audience to reflect on their own personal beliefs, which would make his speech more memorable and effective. “Have we shown ourselves….win back our love?” By repeating these questions, and restating the same ideas in different ways, Henry was successful in genuinely affecting his audience.
3. Crevecoeur chose to write in the form of an Epistle in order to make his writing more personal. He didn’t want his writing to be dismissed as propaganda for immigrants. Writing in a letterform gave him a way to make his ideas seem like his experiences. When writing about America in a sensitive time, populated by many different races and cultures, he wanted to make sure he didn’t offend anybody with his views. By writing in the form of a letter, he was able to show that he himself was an immigrant and stay personal, while still getting his point across properly.
1. The overall impression that Benjamin Franklin created of structure in his daily life was that it was difficult for him because he was young. At the time when he was seventeen, it was hard to find a job. It was a time where business was increasing slowly and people came to America to find jobs. There were people who were fortunate to find jobs, but some just roamed through the streets trying to find a simple job they could do. The structure of the story is easy for the readers to follow and understand how difficult it was to live during Franklin’s time. Franklin’s journey give more feelings towards the readers and many can relate to his story.
2. The Declaration of Independence, The Crisis, Number I, and Speech in the Virginia Convention have in common was that they wanted freedom from England. They related slavery to United States, where United States were treated like a slave to England. They had no freedom to do anything, but follow England’s orders. One of the literary device that were used was personification. The authors referred United States as “she” meaning it was a woman who had no rights or freedom. At that time, women had no freedom and have been looked down upon men. Depending on the rank of the women, they had more rights than the slaves, but less rights than the men. The authors wrote that they wanted freedom from England and they will fight for it. In the end of Patrick Henry’s speech, he wrote, “… give me liberty or give me death!”
3. Crevecoeur chose to write in epistle to let the reader know about his feelings about England and America. The letter form gives more passion and feelings than writing as an essay. His self experience about immigrating to America shows reader his feelings about America. He is an example how an immigrant feels coming to America without knowing what it would be like.
1. At first Benjamin Franklin demonstrates how his life was different then every one elses. He tells of his travels tp other p[laces. He wanders for awhile trying to clear his head and figure out what he’s doing and what he wants in life. He was aware of his desicions which he demonstrates through his way of writting which is clear and precise.
2. They tried to persuade people with their documents by showing them what they could have. On the Declaration Jefferson is trying to show America how they dont need England.
3.Crevecoeur uses the epistle form in Letters from an american farmers to make it more real, emotional, and to captivate the audiance on a more personal level. The essay is about the many different types of people in america, about its vast diversity. He uses laters of people that can be believed and people that can relate to the majority of the audiance.
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1) In Franklin’s autobiography, there is structure in his life after his teen years. At first, following his brother, he didn’t really have structure in his daily life, along with the fact that employment was hard, and not knowing what to do with his life. It is later when he had structure in his life. His narrative structure allows him to put the impression of living life stress free and seek success.
2) All three documentations were mainly about freedom from the oppressive England. In The Crisis, Number 1, the author persuaded the people by using aphorisms with a lot of emotion. For example, trying to appeal to the people, he said, “If there must be trouble let it be in my day, that my child may have peace”. In the declaration of independence, there is repetition, “he has”, and by using this, it’s getting the message out more clearly and stronger. Last of all, in the Virginia Convention, the form of persuasion used was symbolism and tone, seen in the statement used, “give me liberty, or give me death.
3) I think that Crevecoeur chose the epistle to economy his point of view because he wanted to make it personal. The essay based on diversity, he wanted to inform people about the way of life in America and clearly get his message across without offense.
1. In Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography, Franklin creates and plain overall impression of his daily life, wandering from place to place after he picked up his roots in search of a better life. Finally his roots took in the great city of Philadelphia where he eventually prospered. It became his new home. "Then I walked up the street, gazing about, till near the markethouse I met a boy with bread." This quote shows that he really does not know where his is or how this city's society works. His writing is clear and easy to understand, even for me was born many many years after his death. It was as if he wrote this book to an audience that had not been born yet; like when he says, "I hope, therefore, that some of my descendants may follow the example and reap the benefit."
2. In Speech in the Virginia Convention, the author, Patrick Henry used some literary and rhetorical devices to persuade his audience. Patrick Henry influenced his audience and their brains by asking them rhetorical questions such as, "Is this the part of wise men, engaged in a great and arduous struggle for liberty?" and "Are fleets and armies necessary to a work of love and reconciliation?" In the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jeffereson used some literary and rhetorical devices in order to persuade his audience. Thomas Jefferson just stated the facts and made bullet points so that the reader could easily know the contents of the document, such as, "He has refused his assent to laws the most wholesome and necessary for the public good."
3. I think Crevecoeur used an epistle to convey his thoughts on the Revolutionary War. I think he wrote it in this form because it is a very direct way to connect with the reader. It's as if the reader just got this letter written to them by him. "The Americans were once scattered all over Europe; here they are incorporated into one of the finest systems of population which has ever appeared, and which will hereafter become distinct by the power of the different climates they inhabit."
1. In Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography, the impression given by the structure in his daily life is that of a highly ordered one. He seems to have all of his life planned ahead of time as much as possible. Also, he keeps a good will towards most happenings in his life, he looks at all sides of the situation. His structure of writing, which was mostly a third person view and was fairly opinionless, helped to create this "factual" and ordered impression.
2. In Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of Independance, repetition is used to convince the reader of the injustices which the British government committed. This is exemplified in the use of "He has..." to express the wrongdoings. In Henry's Speech in the Virginia Convention includes many examples of repition, oration, and rhetorical questions in order to persuade his audience. Finally, Paine uses appeal to common man in The Crisis, number 1 as his main technique for persuasion. He uses simple arguements and counter-arguements to support and convince others of his arguement.
3. I believe he chose the episitle to convey his point of view because he wanted to seem more real and personal. The letters are to make it seem as if he was really there doing what he did, and was impartial as he was giving the information to a friend he was mailing. Thus, the idea was to try to create a sense of "Truth".
1. In his autobiography, Franklin creates the impression that his daily life had only rudimentary structure. his curiosity made him interested in a variety of fields, and thus in his search for his "destiny" he found himselves in a variety of places and performing a variety of practices. The simplicity of his narrative aids in explaining the openness of his ventures and the drive with which he pursued them.
2. The three documents use a variety of persuasive elements. The primary factor present is an appeal to logic. For example, in the Declaration of Independence Thomas Jefferson grants a hefty list of reasons why America has gained the right to separate itself from Britain based on true offenses and not purely emotion. Additionally, repetition is used in these speeches and documents for added emphasis. In the Declaration, for example, Jefferson announces the king's wrongdoings with the statement "He has..." preceding each statement.
3. Crèvecoeur chose the epistle to make "Letters from an American Farmer" to seem more realistic and display the contemporary common status of the era. In addition, it grants the tale a greater appeal to emotion. By seeing the true thoughts of one man rather than a robotic array of statements, readers are able to more easily grasp the issues of the era.
1. In his autobiography, Benjamin Franklin attempts to create the impression that his daily life during his youth fluctuated frequently. That is, he prohibited himself at an early age from displaying his true knowledge due to respect for his older brother and peers, and such concealment led him to seek a more enlightened lifestyle. This decision was followed by a time of hardships for Franklin, which he overcame by earning a job and some money. he thus attempts to show his transformation from a lost entity with hidden potential to a determined, hard-working man. His use of syntax and overall narrative helped to create the sense of a spiritual and mental metamorphosis in franklin's life structure.
2. Jefferson's "The Declaration of Idependence", Paine's "The Crisis, Number 1", and Henry's "Speech in the Virginia Convention" all utilize several literary devices in order to eloquently illustrate their purpose. For instance, Jefferson uses repetition, or parallelism. He implements this litreray device as he begins each line for several lines with “He has…”, followed by a certain action. This emphasis the importance of the actions of the King of England. Thomas Paine employs several aphorisms within his “The Crisis, Number 1”. For instance, he writes “Let it be told to the future world, that in the depth of winter, when nothing but hope and virtue could survive, that the city and the country…came forth to meet and repulse it.” He reveals within this quote that the American Revolution will have an immense effect on the entire world and, in hindsight, he was correct.
3. He chose to write his story in the form of letters in order to have a greater appeal to emotion rather than logical appeal.
Icortes
CHAPTER 1
1-Huck was living with widow Douglas At the beginning of the book.
2-The narrator of the book is Huck
3-The relation Of Miss Watson to the widow douglas is that they were sisters.
4-The widow Douglas took care of Huck and Tom's money.
5-Tom sawyer was wating for Huck Finn after midnight.
CHAPTER 2
6-Jim belonged to Miss Watson.
7-Jim said that the devil gave him the Five Center piece.
8-Little Tommy Barnes was Called a Cry-Baby.
9-The line of business of the gang was nothing only robbery and murder.
10-Jo Harperwas elected captain over Tom Sawyer's gang.
CHAPTER 3
11-Huck got a good going over because of old Miss Watson and the account of His clothes.
12-Huck Knows that his Pap was not drowned because he knows that a drowned man does not float on his back but on his face.
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