Every mother wants what the best for her child, even if that child may not believe so. In her letter to her son, John Quincy Adams, Abigail Adams addresses him during his travels in France and defends the rationale of her previous advice while providing her new advice, and partly demands, on the subjects of honor and duty. Abigail Adams uses emotional appeals in the form of personal repetition, flattering metaphors, and prideful personification in order to advise and persuade her son in his personal growth and appeal to his personal qualities, such as pride of honesty and knowledge, to spur his ambitions and actions. To start off the letter, after greeting him and explaining the occasion of her writing, Abigail uses personal repetition with the word “your,” before qualities and events with a positive connotation to appeal to John’s pride and leave him open to listen to more of her her advice, as she already successfully advised him in his trip to France. In only the second sentence of the letter, Abigail already throws in that her advice is, to John, “for your own benefit,” (5) later she speaks of, once again to John, “your knowledge,” (11) and finally, “your understanding,” (14). All of these words possess a positive connotation to one’s pride, which can easily be felt after so much focus on the “your”s to John.Through the use of this repetition, Abigail not only opens up her son to new advice, but subtly verifies her old advice of encouraging him to go to France,
In Abigail Adams letter to her son(1780) John Quincy Adams who later became president, she concedes in a remorseful yet unapologetic tone that she would not have urged him to go this trip again if it was not in his benefit. Adams didn’t think his “reluctance” was thought out well, she sends him knowing he didn’t want to go and the that there was the untold danger he could face because she knows how important it is for him to go on this voyage. Adams uses logos and foreshadowing to advise her son that his trip was not in vain. Abigail Adams has an overall motherly tone where she starts her intro with a hint of remorse because she sent her son on a trip which he did not want to go to and there’s a possibility of encountering “enemies or dangers of the sea”. She is writing this letter while her son is on the trip knowing he’ll read this when he arrives,
The wife of the second president of the United States and mother of John Quincy Adams (JQA), Abigail Adams, in a letter to her son written On January 19, 1780, advises him to grow during his voyage to France. Mrs. Adams’ purpose is to persuade JQA to follow her advice in order to become an exemplary individual. She adopts a motherly tone with the goal of helping him realize his potential while also utilizing endearing diction, lifting repetition, and heartwarming emotional appeals. Abigail Adams begins her essay by utilizing words that are generally associated with a motherly or affectionate figure. The use of this endearing diction helps Mrs. Adams construct a feeling of sincerity.
Abigail Adams writes to her son, John Quincy Adams, about the voyage he is undertaking with his father. Throughout the letter she guides and encourages John. Adams’s purpose of enlightening her son on the fortune of opportunity, is presented by powerful adjectives, connective analogies along with the emotional pull on achieving great things. As Adams constructs the letter, she represents her feeling through powerful adjectives and personal repetition aimed towards her son.
If you ask someone who their biggest supporter is, they usually answer with “my mother.” Regularly, mothers tend to promote a critical but sincere and encouraging persona when it comes to their child by giving them the support and advice they need to grow as an individual. Similarly, in a letter to her son, Abigail Adams advises him to use his opportunities to his advantage to face his “difficulties” and “calamities” with strength and “great virtues” so that he may “bring honor to his country” and “add justice, fortitude, and every manly virtue” to his character to form one similar to “[a] hero’s and the statesman.” By employing pathos, historical allusions and a sincere tone, Adams reveals her purpose is to convince her son that difficulties in life are meant to be embraced in order to establish a strong and tested foundation of will along with adding to his character. She claims that in doing so, one will receive “wisdom and penetration[,] the fruit of [these] experience[s].”
Adams also writes that she hopes John Quincy will not “give [her] reason to lament” (line 11), her urging of the voyage upon him because she seems to have reasons to believe otherwise. Abigail uses arguing against her son’s ideas in order to enlighten John Quincy on her frets and to persuade him to follow a path of advantage instead of wasted time. The
Abigail expresses a more political concern for what is better for the country rather than a emotional concern for what is best for her son. Abigail states, “your knowledge of the language must give you
In this letter, it talks about John Quincy Adams in his journey to becoming president. His mother Abigail Adams personally writes this letter to him whiles he's on his trip with his father. Abigail Adams wrote this letter employing pathos, asking rhetorical questions and presenting personal comparisons to extend the idea of following his fathers footsteps in becoming president of the U.S. Adams changes her sons attitude by speaking in to him and appealing to pathos, identifying with him on a personal level. "It will be expected of you my son that as you..." By using "my son" Adams presents a motherly tone of concern to grab his attention.
Abigail Adams wrote a letter to her son, John Quincy Adams, while he was traveling in France with his father. In her letter, it’s obvious that she cares a great amount for her son. She writes words of wisdom to him and shares her knowledge. She tells him that she hopes he gets every bit of experience, wisdom and adventure that he can out of his trip.
Letter to Her Daughter from the New White House Abigail Adams does not like the new White House because it is unfinished, The City is surrounded by tree’s, and The buildings in the city aren't pleasant. The first reason that Abigail Adams does not like the White House is because it is unfinished. From the text “ There is not a single apartment finished, and all withinside, except the plaster, has been done since Briesler came.” This is my evidence because it shows that she does not like that the apartments and plastering is not done.
In the book Soledad foreword by Jonathan Jackson,Jr. George Jackson writes a letter to his mother on page 40-42, he writes a letter explaining their relationship. I believe that George Jackson didn't receive the typical relationship of a mother and a son. A relationship between a mother and son should involve trust, love, and kindness. The relationship should be caring, forgiving, protecting, and supportive. There should be teaching and learning from both the mother and the son.
This effect shows that Abigail really wants her son to succeed. “I hope you have had no occasion, either from enemies or the dangers of the sea to repent your
In her letter she wants her father to have some compassion and send her some relief, of clothing. In the end of the letter she put your undutiful and disobedient child, meaning she is performing the duties for her family, and she feels because what is happening to her that she is not an obedient child. The historic context of
“I know how you clutched my back behind your house and sweated like a stallion whenever I come near! I saw your face when she put me out and you loved me then and you do now!” Abigail exclaimed while grasping John’s shirt. “Child..” John said.
Many people and or things were effected during the American Revolution. This is the time Abigail Adams wrote a letter to her son who is going on a trip with his father. In this letter she gives her son some advice like making mistakes in life to making your own path. Adams provides examples to help illustrate these ideas better.
During the Japanese War, Henry is a Chinese American, that goes to an only white school and was forced to work in the kitchen during lunch and clean after school because that was how his scholarship was being paid for. It’s unfair that Henry has to labor to pay for his scholarship when the white kids don’t. He meets a Japanese girl named Keiko and become friends instantly. Henry’s father is not fond of the Japanese but it does not stop Henry from being her friend. Henry’s father does not like the Japanese because of the war which isn’t right