John Mary Adams Letter To Her Son Rhetorical Analysis

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Joanna Martinez
August 1, 2013

#2 Many people feel like parenting is a very demanding profession because they need to know when to balance love and when to instruct their children. When it comes to a mother’s love for their child it is unconditional but they could also be ruthless. Mothers have the ability to motivate their children.
John Quincy Adams was an American whose father was one the greatest American statesman. Abigail’s mother writes to John as he is traveling with his father. In her letter she embodies a mother’s love through the rhetorical strategies of pathos, figurative and syntax.
Her tone is very encouraging when telling her son to make the right decisions and to face his fears on his journey. Throughout the letter, Abigail is using emotions with pathos to reinsure John his confidence. She was a very power influence on John Adams as she gave him advice using her own previous knowledge and experiences. Since her son is traveling with his father she compares a judicious traveller to a …show more content…

With this analogy, Adam begins to realize that he must begin to recognize with the water and have confidence so he could be able to continue his journey. Abigail gives John three reasons why she believes traveling with his father was an outstanding idea. John was familiar with french and the voyage would improve his personal experiences. Also he would be spending time with his father so his father would be a remodel.
She also mentions the downside of going on the voyage but later on says that going on the voyage would be better in the long run. It would also help him become a responsible future leader. Abigail’s give allusions to historical figures like Marc Anthony, Verres and Catiline. She points out all of their characteristics of

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