A treasured trove of 1,200 letters regarding Abigail and John Adams equitable love serves as a subtle reminder of the vivid account that was President John Adam’s life. In conjunction with written records of “twitches, traumas, throbbings, and tribulations”, a deep, passionate love of philosophy is reflected in Joseph J. Ellis’s impactful novel First Family: Abigail and John Adams, as he is capable of efficiently recounting the numerous stories of John Adams’ life, and furthermore, argue these stories as Adams’ founding beliefs as they correspond to Adams’ core philosophies.
The novel’s strengths are noticeable and rather informative. Not only does this novel focus on the prevailing political atmosphere surrounding Adams’ and his family, but …show more content…
Considering Adams’ unfathomable love for studying fellow individuals’ behaviors, demeanors, and features, Adams stated “[He was] of the opinion that men ought to avow their opinions and defend them with boldness.” Moreover, Adams’ reasoned “[He] must study Politics…that [his] sons may have the liberty to study Mathematics and Philosophy” (Ellis, First Family: Abigail and John Adams, Page 85). For these reasons and more, Adams connected with his students for his teachings were of vibrant insights, much unlike those of authoritarian instructors. From his teachings Adams became acquainted with John Putnam, a key for Adams’ career as an esquire. During an apprenticeship, Adams interests in philosophy and history manifested, granting him the opportunities to review laws to ancient Roman history. Putnam’s access to all-encompassing libraries tantalized Adams’ interests, and allowed Adams to monopolize on such a resource of knowledge. Such a moment in Adams’ life was crucial to his development and coincides with Ellis’s chief assertion: John Adams interactions with John Putnam birthed an exceptional study of civil law, a courtesy of the ancient …show more content…
President Adams’ inheritance of an inordinately separated country was an extreme situation tempered by powerful leadership, and even more impressive love as displayed by John as he spoke to Abigail, “I can do nothing without you.” This concept is further magnified between the varied letters between the presidential couple, granting the audience the capability of understanding the magnitude of Abigail’s savviness and her advice to John over the course of his career. These very letters reflect their wisdom by virtue of primary resources, as they were composed by the very couple who served such an influential role in American history. It also serves to reflect a candor and love of the inner thoughts that would have otherwise been unrecorded. It shows Abigail to be John’s equal in all ways fathomable, providing a coherence and stability to John Adams, even though she was not as heavily politicized as a figure in her own right. This preservation of Adams’ life and stance against the undeniable gravity of overwhelming odds reinforces the fortitude of this profound leader, his trials, and his
The novel’s strengths are noticeable and rather informative. Not only does this novel focus on the prevailing political atmosphere surrounding Adams’ and his family, but …show more content…
Considering Adams’ unfathomable love for studying fellow individuals’ behaviors, demeanors, and features, Adams stated “[He was] of the opinion that men ought to avow their opinions and defend them with boldness.” Moreover, Adams’ reasoned “[He] must study Politics…that [his] sons may have the liberty to study Mathematics and Philosophy” (Ellis, First Family: Abigail and John Adams, Page 85). For these reasons and more, Adams connected with his students for his teachings were of vibrant insights, much unlike those of authoritarian instructors. From his teachings Adams became acquainted with John Putnam, a key for Adams’ career as an esquire. During an apprenticeship, Adams interests in philosophy and history manifested, granting him the opportunities to review laws to ancient Roman history. Putnam’s access to all-encompassing libraries tantalized Adams’ interests, and allowed Adams to monopolize on such a resource of knowledge. Such a moment in Adams’ life was crucial to his development and coincides with Ellis’s chief assertion: John Adams interactions with John Putnam birthed an exceptional study of civil law, a courtesy of the ancient …show more content…
President Adams’ inheritance of an inordinately separated country was an extreme situation tempered by powerful leadership, and even more impressive love as displayed by John as he spoke to Abigail, “I can do nothing without you.” This concept is further magnified between the varied letters between the presidential couple, granting the audience the capability of understanding the magnitude of Abigail’s savviness and her advice to John over the course of his career. These very letters reflect their wisdom by virtue of primary resources, as they were composed by the very couple who served such an influential role in American history. It also serves to reflect a candor and love of the inner thoughts that would have otherwise been unrecorded. It shows Abigail to be John’s equal in all ways fathomable, providing a coherence and stability to John Adams, even though she was not as heavily politicized as a figure in her own right. This preservation of Adams’ life and stance against the undeniable gravity of overwhelming odds reinforces the fortitude of this profound leader, his trials, and his