Alexander Hamilton Non Stop Analysis

In the 26th song of the popular Broadway musical Hamilton and conclusion to the first act, “Non-Stop”, George Washington sings to Alexander Hamilton, before asking Hamilton to join his presidential cabinet as Treasury Secretary, “They are asking me to lead / I am doing the best I can / to get the people that I need / I’m asking you to be my right-hand man.” (Miranda). Hamilton later uses similar words (“they are asking me to lead”) to his wife, Eliza Hamilton, as she pleads with him not to take the job. “Look around,” she sings, “isn’t this enough?” (Miranda). While Hamilton explains to Eliza that “they” are asking him to lead, he uses Washington’s words. Washington was the one asked to lead the country, and he asks Hamilton to lead the …show more content…
You know those kids who always volunteer to be a team captain when a group of kids is playing a game in which there are teams? That was never me. I did not want to draw attention to myself by becoming a leader. The few times I did, I was told I was “being too bossy”, so I stopped. I preferred to stay out of the way. I noticed that even when girls volunteered to be a team captain, the boys who raised their hands were chosen. This is not a coincidence to me. Does gender determine how we lead? I would say no, but gender does determine how we are treated in society and how we are treated in society can determine our personalities, which can determine our styles of leadership. I disagree with the notion that there are any “born leaders”. Some people may seem like they were born to be leaders, but leadership is something that is bestowed upon us, not something we are predestined for – and we all must develop our leadership skills and prove ourselves worthy of leading a group of …show more content…
For this reason, we must learn who we are as people before learning who we are as leaders, and the type of leader we will be. In addition, if we are not ready to be leaders ourselves, we must decide who we want to lead us. This November, we will choose a new president to lead our country. During one of the most memorable election cycles in recent history, we have seen examples of potentially bad leaders and potentially good leaders. And though not all of us can run for office, we are responsible for putting the right people in the right positions. That is how a democracy works. If we choose the wrong person, it will only be our fault. I wonder if, when George Washington was unanimously elected by the Electoral College, the people who elected him knew the kind of legacy they were leaving. The weight of the world was on their shoulders as they tried to keep the fragile new nation from collapsing. They had to choose the right guy, or everything that the colonists had fought for in the Revolutionary War would fall apart. What was going through their minds? Was it the same thing going through all of ours as we prepare to elect a new president? If we get it wrong, what can we do to remedy the