Comparing Henry And The Great Society

Henry’s confidence does not last for a long time. The realities of the battle become a reality and cause his fear and doubt to reappear. Henry goes from being happy because he was able to fight the enemy in the first battle to being anxious at the beginning of a second

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Henry was a normal boy and did all of the normal things young boys do: making noise, being busy and active, nosing around in the refrigerator, and asking questions - all part and parcel of being a normal child. But he was brought up to believe he wasn't a "model boy." His parents were constantly interrupted by him - his mother while she was reading and grading papers, and his father so much so that he spent most of his time in his office on campus, joining them only at mealtimes. His father wished to remain "blissfully unaware."

First, one should focus on the language and Henry's ethos. The soldiers are burdened with the thought of a

This evokes pathos in the members of the convention, creating a feel of respect and assurance towards Henry. Essentially, to get his idea across as fast as possible, Henry conveys his ultimate purpose and sense of urgency to fight for justice immediately since there is “no time.” He creates another appeal to pathos that builds a perception of necessity within the members so that they want to assist Henry and his view quickly. Also, to create

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In the last paragraph especially, Henry uses many in a row to build up to the monumental moment. Henry asks the crowd, "What is it that gentlemen wish?… Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery"?(Henry 5). With these strong questions, Henry incites the people to want to fight - to break free of the unfair rule they had been under for too long. Additionally, just as Paine tries to scare his audience with their hypothetical future, Henry tries to scare the people and stir up their emotions using his logical and moving comparisons.

Henry began his speech by emphasizing that although he is patriotic towards Britain, he has a different view on how to handle conflict with them. One of his most genius strategies is not discrediting the audience’s views, but delicately showing them a different one. “Different men often see the same subject in different lights” Henry builds ethos by expressing a religious passion. He shows himself as a Christian fighting for god. Henry attempts to show the illusion of hope by being the bearer of bad news.

These examples of personification demonstrate how nature is personified to represent how Henry views the war and his struggles throughout it. To begin, this example takes place after Henry has run away from the battle and he was previously trying to justify his running away in saying that he has superior logic and strategy in comparison to his comrades when it came to surviving. The quote is, “Off was the rumble of death. It seemed now that Nature had no ears. ”(Crane 52).

When Henry returns from a highly anticipated leave, he sees that everything is running smoothly despite his prolonged absence. He begins to feel useless, so he and his

Duke Rawlings Ondreja Turner English 2 December 2015 Analysis of Patrick Henry’s Speech Patrick Henry was an American attorney, farmer and politician who became known as a speaker during the beginning of the American Revolution from Virginia in the late 18th century . He spoke at the Virginia Convention where his goal was to expand the patriotic views in the colonists and convince the other members of the convention that Britain was misleading them.

The extract is also convincing because it argues that Henry greatly restricted the powers of the nobility. With previous monarchs, the nobility had a great amount of power, however, with Henry, it was very different. Being a noble did not guarantee power or closeness to the king, and, in fact, by the end of his reign, Henry had retreated so far from the nobility that, essentially, their only role was to be part of the magnificance of court life. Henry gave a voice to the middle classes- 'new men' , as they were known, became greatly politically active, whereas the nobility had an obligation of loyalty being forced upon them.

Similarly, Henry’s relationship with his boss and his American co-workers shows the readers his willingness of trying to gain acceptance among his peers in order to identify with their culture. His fear of losing that approval forces Henry to stick with his job as a spy, otherwise his job provided no benefits or satisfaction but rather brought along with it the pain and frustration which is reflected on Henry’s relationship with others.

“He was 40 years old and his life had become torpid and boring” maybe the boringness of his life can be described through the things he is wearing or the things he sees. I assume that everything is grey and simple. Show more about how Henry’s life changed or how it is boring/torpid.