Compare And Contrast Phillis Wheatley's Writing Prompts
Enlightenment Mini- Essay
Perseverance Is the Key In their writings, Benjamin Franklin, J. Hector St John de Cre’vecoeur, and Phyllis Wheatley all call attention to humble and lowly beginnings, either of themselves or of Americans in general. Benjamin Franklin expressed through his writings that he had a purpose, and being blessed by God he succeeded his lowly beginnings. Cre’veceour looks at lowly and humble beginnings from the point of view of an American. He feels that your past is a lesson learned. Phyllis Wheatley on the other hand, looks at lowly and humble beginnings as a sense of getting a better understanding of God. Even though all the writers had lowly and humble beginnings, they all learned from them, and it taught each and …show more content…
Cre’vecouer writes to different types of people in American Farmer. In this excerpt he is expressing to every individual that Americans have so many privileges that can be obtain all they have to do is be thankful and strive for them. Cre’vecouer states this by saying “He must greatly rejoice that he lived at a time to see this fair country be discovered and settled; he must necessarily feel a share of national pride, when he views the chain of settlements which embellish these extended shores”. (Cre’vecouer pg. 310) He explains that Americans have no excuse for the way they live because everything they need is right in front of them, but all they have to do is go for it. He really focuses on the immigrants, and how they were once poor and nameless in Europe, but now that they have immigrated to America they are considered Americans. (Cre’vecoeur pg.312) The immigrants see America as a place they can come to for opportunities. He shows this by saying “his country is now that which gives him land, bread, protection, and consequence”. (Cre’vecoeur pg.312) He explains that Americans are a mixture of races. “They are a mixture of English, Scotch, Irish, French, Dutch, Germans and Swedes. From the promiscuous breed that race now called Americans”. By being Americans these individuals have self-independence to make decisions and start off fresh from their lowly and humble
Perseverance Is the Key In their writings, Benjamin Franklin, J. Hector St John de Cre’vecoeur, and Phyllis Wheatley all call attention to humble and lowly beginnings, either of themselves or of Americans in general. Benjamin Franklin expressed through his writings that he had a purpose, and being blessed by God he succeeded his lowly beginnings. Cre’veceour looks at lowly and humble beginnings from the point of view of an American. He feels that your past is a lesson learned. Phyllis Wheatley on the other hand, looks at lowly and humble beginnings as a sense of getting a better understanding of God. Even though all the writers had lowly and humble beginnings, they all learned from them, and it taught each and …show more content…
Cre’vecouer writes to different types of people in American Farmer. In this excerpt he is expressing to every individual that Americans have so many privileges that can be obtain all they have to do is be thankful and strive for them. Cre’vecouer states this by saying “He must greatly rejoice that he lived at a time to see this fair country be discovered and settled; he must necessarily feel a share of national pride, when he views the chain of settlements which embellish these extended shores”. (Cre’vecouer pg. 310) He explains that Americans have no excuse for the way they live because everything they need is right in front of them, but all they have to do is go for it. He really focuses on the immigrants, and how they were once poor and nameless in Europe, but now that they have immigrated to America they are considered Americans. (Cre’vecoeur pg.312) The immigrants see America as a place they can come to for opportunities. He shows this by saying “his country is now that which gives him land, bread, protection, and consequence”. (Cre’vecoeur pg.312) He explains that Americans are a mixture of races. “They are a mixture of English, Scotch, Irish, French, Dutch, Germans and Swedes. From the promiscuous breed that race now called Americans”. By being Americans these individuals have self-independence to make decisions and start off fresh from their lowly and humble