Thomas Fletcher Robertson Jr.
Mr. Easley
Eng 251-02
22 Nov., 2016
Thomas Paine Demonstrating Some Sense Thomas Paine was the anonymous author of a revolutionary pamphlet called Common Sense. The pamphlet was 27 pages long and has been referred to as one of America’s first best-sellers. Common Sense made a debut in January of 1776 and caused a spark of patriotism throughout the colonies which many historians believe paved the path for the ratification of the Declaration of Independence by Thomas Jefferson in the following July. However, Paine was an immigrant to the United Sates and his life before here was far from what many would consider “the American Dream”. Shortly after his journey to America, Paine was embodied with the American ideology and the passion that came along with it. Paine’s use of current technology and fiery rhetoric in Common Sense brought a solidified desire of revolution to the doorstep of Americans throughout the Nation. The irony surrounding Thomas Paine’s success and fame of being an American patriot is that he had moved to the colonies less than a year before becoming the …show more content…
“The Author”, as Paine refers to himself in the pamphlet, continued this method of writing by pointing out the flaws he has witnessed from the monarchy and asking his fellow Americans to understand his viewpoint. Paine begins his critique of the foreign government with, “the King of England hath undertaken in his OWN RIGHT, to support the Parliament in what he calls THEIRS, and as the good people of this country are grievously oppressed by the combination”. This excerpt follows the controversy that the majority of domestic tension was centered around, taxation without representation. Paine’s passion didn’t subside after the introduction, in fact, it grew like
Mr. Easley
Eng 251-02
22 Nov., 2016
Thomas Paine Demonstrating Some Sense Thomas Paine was the anonymous author of a revolutionary pamphlet called Common Sense. The pamphlet was 27 pages long and has been referred to as one of America’s first best-sellers. Common Sense made a debut in January of 1776 and caused a spark of patriotism throughout the colonies which many historians believe paved the path for the ratification of the Declaration of Independence by Thomas Jefferson in the following July. However, Paine was an immigrant to the United Sates and his life before here was far from what many would consider “the American Dream”. Shortly after his journey to America, Paine was embodied with the American ideology and the passion that came along with it. Paine’s use of current technology and fiery rhetoric in Common Sense brought a solidified desire of revolution to the doorstep of Americans throughout the Nation. The irony surrounding Thomas Paine’s success and fame of being an American patriot is that he had moved to the colonies less than a year before becoming the …show more content…
“The Author”, as Paine refers to himself in the pamphlet, continued this method of writing by pointing out the flaws he has witnessed from the monarchy and asking his fellow Americans to understand his viewpoint. Paine begins his critique of the foreign government with, “the King of England hath undertaken in his OWN RIGHT, to support the Parliament in what he calls THEIRS, and as the good people of this country are grievously oppressed by the combination”. This excerpt follows the controversy that the majority of domestic tension was centered around, taxation without representation. Paine’s passion didn’t subside after the introduction, in fact, it grew like