An English emigrant residing in the United States, John Downe un his urgent letter entails his experience and situation in America in 1830. Downe wishes to persuade his wife to move from England along with their children in order to live a prosperous life. In his personal writing, Downe adopts a passionate and hopeful tone to encourage his wife, Sukey, to reunite with him.
Downe commences his letter by utilizing a sense of novelty pertaining to life in the United States in 1830. Attempting to assume a standpoint of reasoning to support his views of a new and improved lifestyle, Downe explains, “They do not think of locking the doors in the country, and you can gather peaches, apples, and all kinds of fruit by the side of the roads.” Downe continuously juxtaposes America and England, and through Downe’s rather optimistic prospect, it may be inferred that he enjoys the quoted freedoms, a new concept opposing the rigid society of England. Life in America is more admirable than that of England, allowing the wife to be aware of the benefits and be compelled to trek to America. …show more content…
Displaying pathos, Downe laments, “My dear Sukey, all that I want now is to see you, and the dear children here, and then I shall be happy, and not before.” Reflecting on his past struggles in England, Downe sways the heart by acknowledging the loneliness within him as he longs for his family’s comfort. Downe aims to stimulate a similar sense of longing within Sukey to further compel her to move across the Atlantic, and additionally implements loaded words to draw greater action such as, “It was sore against me to do it. But I do not repent coming…” Attempting to conjure a feeling of guilt in his wife, Downe first elaborates upon his own
Downe commences his letter by utilizing a sense of novelty pertaining to life in the United States in 1830. Attempting to assume a standpoint of reasoning to support his views of a new and improved lifestyle, Downe explains, “They do not think of locking the doors in the country, and you can gather peaches, apples, and all kinds of fruit by the side of the roads.” Downe continuously juxtaposes America and England, and through Downe’s rather optimistic prospect, it may be inferred that he enjoys the quoted freedoms, a new concept opposing the rigid society of England. Life in America is more admirable than that of England, allowing the wife to be aware of the benefits and be compelled to trek to America. …show more content…
Displaying pathos, Downe laments, “My dear Sukey, all that I want now is to see you, and the dear children here, and then I shall be happy, and not before.” Reflecting on his past struggles in England, Downe sways the heart by acknowledging the loneliness within him as he longs for his family’s comfort. Downe aims to stimulate a similar sense of longing within Sukey to further compel her to move across the Atlantic, and additionally implements loaded words to draw greater action such as, “It was sore against me to do it. But I do not repent coming…” Attempting to conjure a feeling of guilt in his wife, Downe first elaborates upon his own