Thomas Jefferson's Symbols In The Declaration Of Independence

The Declaration of Independence was written in 1776 by Thomas Jefferson, it was adopted by congress on 4 July 1776. Jefferson uses strong logic, an effective tone, repetition, as well was parallelism to announce that the thirteen colonies were going to cut their ties with Great Britain; to become thirteen independent states.
Jefferson has a strong logical appeal throughout the Declaration of Independence, he uses logos to capture the countries attention and to gain their support. In the second section Jefferson wrote “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. –That to secure

In the document the very first thing that Jefferson wrote was “When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume the powers of the earth […]” (Jefferson 1). Jefferson’s tone in the first sentence rallied up people to break political ties with Britain. Another statement that united people was “ But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security” (Jefferson 2). Jefferson’s tone is created by his diction in this statement, his strong word choice creates a serious tone. A third example of Jefferson’s tone would be when he writes “He has plundered our seas, ravaged our Coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people” (Jefferson 26). Again Jefferson uses diction to create a fierce tone, to rally the colonies. Jefferson wants to make the people of the colonies angry with the King, and to revolt against him. A final example of Jefferson’s tone would be “ –And for the support of this Declaration, with firm reliance on the production of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our scared Honor” (Jefferson 33). When Jefferson writes this his tone is meant to unify the people of colonies and give courage to rid them of Britain. Jefferson is telling people that no matter what the people of the colonies will stick together and fight against any power that tries to take away their lives, their fortune and their sacred