However, the fault, if it were one, was all our own; we have none to blame but ourselves (Paine 135).This passage shows us how people stopped blaming God for everything and started to be more realistic about things. This passage shows us a major difference between this story and stories we have previously read because in all of the previous stories we have read it always seems that people blame God and now in this one he says that there is no one to blame but themselves. I think this passage from The Crisis No. 1 is a very good representative for the Rationalism time period. From reading this story, we learn that Thomas Paine does not want a war, but he does seek independence from Britain. In this passage we are shown how he feels about starting a war
Not all the treasures of the world, so far as I believe, could have induced me to support an offensive war, for I think it murder; but if a thief breaks into my house, burns and destroys my property, and kills or threatens to kill me and those who are in it, and to 'bind me in all cases whatsoever' to his absolute will am I to suffer it? (Paine 136).In this passage we learn the thoughts of Thomas Paine in regards to starting a war with Britain. We see that he does not want to start a war, but he does want independence from Britain and if that means starting a war than so be it. I think that Thomas Paine wrote this to everyone, both those who are for and against the war, in an attempt to get people to see things from his point of view. I think that he would probably want to get more people to agree with him and to be on his side, so I do not think there was a certain group of people this was written for. Through The Crisis No. 1, we learn a lot about the way Rationalists write and we also got to see a few major differences between the Rationalists and the Puritans. In addition to these things, we also got to see how Thomas Paine tried to persuade people to be on his side through this story.
Bibliography
Paine, Thomas. "The Crisis No. 1." Glencoe Literature. New York, NY: McGraw Hill Glencoe, 2010. 134-36. Print.
I think that you did a really nice job on this blog Gabby. It is very informative. :)
ReplyDeleteI like how you described the two different writing styles very well :)
ReplyDeleteGabby you did a very good job at example the two different writing types but maybe just add a little more support from the text.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed how you compared the two styles of writing, but you can use some sentence variation instead of "In this passage" or "the passage" the whole time.
ReplyDeleteThe first sentence of your blog states your position for the whole post, which is always a great way to start a reflection blog. Your support was definitely prominent in your post, which was very good. Great job.
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