John Winthrop was the governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, and gave a speech in 1620 on the trip to America on the ship Arabella due to low morale and fright. Reagan had ended his second term in 1989, and gave a farewell address to summarize his term and send America off the its new president. Reagan and Winthrop both created the image of a “city on the hill” to prompt perfection and devout faith in their respective communities, and appealed to brotherhood and the common identity of their audiences to strengthen their arguments. They can be best compared through examining the mutual occasion of a new era starting, and purpose of encouraging excitement about each community and the era to come.
Regan and Winthrop’s speeches were both prompted by the need to ensure the people would not be …show more content…
Reagan was ending his term, and Winthrop was heading to a new world; both situations involve a reassurance that the years coming will be successful. Both men use the metaphor of a “city on the hill” to focus the audience on the future. Reagan states that this “city on the hill” is a personal goal for AMerica that he has held throughout his presidency and is “more prosperous, more secure, and happier than it was 8 years ago”(8). The point in stating this was to say that America had been doing well during his presidency, and that the standards were raised due to this, which would encourage the audience to believe that america would continue to succeed past Reagan. Winthrop uses the “city on the hill” similarly to Reagan; it is used as a goal reachable through effort except in the context of religion rather than secular progress. Winthrop states that New England will be treated as a “city on a hill” and that if the colonists “deal falsely with [their] God”, then
Regan and Winthrop’s speeches were both prompted by the need to ensure the people would not be …show more content…
Reagan was ending his term, and Winthrop was heading to a new world; both situations involve a reassurance that the years coming will be successful. Both men use the metaphor of a “city on the hill” to focus the audience on the future. Reagan states that this “city on the hill” is a personal goal for AMerica that he has held throughout his presidency and is “more prosperous, more secure, and happier than it was 8 years ago”(8). The point in stating this was to say that America had been doing well during his presidency, and that the standards were raised due to this, which would encourage the audience to believe that america would continue to succeed past Reagan. Winthrop uses the “city on the hill” similarly to Reagan; it is used as a goal reachable through effort except in the context of religion rather than secular progress. Winthrop states that New England will be treated as a “city on a hill” and that if the colonists “deal falsely with [their] God”, then