Analysis Of Lewis And Clark At Three Forks

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Unity and exploration are common themes of this set of documents. Chronologically, document A is an essay by John Jay, the second of the Federalist Paper. It is accredited for being one of the strongest papers written to convince Americans to adopt a federal government. Document B is a painting by the American frontier painter Edgar Samuel Paxson called Lewis and Clark at Three Forks. It is highly appreciated for its near perfect depiction of the famous expedition that Lewis and Clark embarked on with an aim of opening up the Wild West. Document C is an excerpt from the Alexis de Tocqueville’s book Democracy in America which is accredited for its unbiased examination of the social state of America. These three documents are related in that they sequentially reveal the events that occurred in the US between the ends of the 18th century to the middle of the 19th century. First, from the excerpt of the federalist paper, we see a young country struggling with unity; second, the painting reveals a country that has achieved unity (while disregarding the native Indians) and offers promise of better life to its people; to a country that is mature, united and whose people have amassed fortune and are still obsessed with the desire for more fortune. All these three excerpts from different works claim that the American people are united. Is it really true that the Americans were united during the periods presented by these excerpts? In order to fully understand the relation between these three documents, first, I will analyze their form or structure; second, I will focus on the themes of Unity, Culture and Exploration and finally, I will discuss the level of application of literary techniques by the writers. Federalist Paper, No.2 is a pers... ... middle of paper ... ...s agree that Americans are united and endowed with natural resources but they disagree that Americans are of same culture. The form of these papers differs. Jay’s paper is a persuasive paper while Tocqueville’s excerpt is an expository paper. Jay expresses fear of separation in this excerpt; Tocqueville is joyous of America’s promise to it people but unhappy toward the end of the people insatiable crave for wealth; Paxson’s express sadness in his painting since the idea behind it is Sacajawea showing her place of capture. Jay effectively uses hyperbole to show Americans they are united; Tocqueville likewise effectively applies hyperbole to show his readers the magnitude of Americans desire to prosper. All the three documents are able to effectively communicate their ideas as they are properly organized (logical). These three documents are strong works of literature.

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