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Mr. Rob Awesome Girard
AP Language & Composition
Friday, October 9, 2015
Free-response 2- John Downe to His Wife In 1830, Downe writes a short letter to his family back in England, hoping to persuade them to join him in America. He is in awe of the freedom and security he has found, and wholeheartedly believes that America is a better place to live than England. In Downe's emotional letter to his wife, he expresses his unchangeable love for his wife and children and tries to convince them to join him in America. In the first paragraph of Downe's letter, he addresses the abundance of material goods through drawn-out sentences. Downe has a secure job working at a factory, which means he knows he has a secure income to support his family when they move to America. He writes that "...they had on …show more content…
Downe knows that material goods, especially food, are important to his wife, since without them, they are unable to live comfortably. Downe begins the next paragraph of his letter by directly addressing his wife. He thinks about his family, and the situation they're in, instead of himself. By writing, "all I want now is to see you, and the dear children here, and then I shall be happy, and not before," Downe is showing his wife how desperate he is becoming through anaphora (ll. 36-38). He is stressing the fact that he is waiting for them, and appealing to his wife's emotions by saying he is always going to be unhappy without his family. He later writes, "I would rather cross the Atlantic ten times than hear my children cry for victuals once" (ll. 43-45). In this sentence, the hyperbole expresses the love he has for his family, especially his children. He wants his wife to know that he is always thinking of their children, who have spent years growing up always wanting
Mr. Rob Awesome Girard
AP Language & Composition
Friday, October 9, 2015
Free-response 2- John Downe to His Wife In 1830, Downe writes a short letter to his family back in England, hoping to persuade them to join him in America. He is in awe of the freedom and security he has found, and wholeheartedly believes that America is a better place to live than England. In Downe's emotional letter to his wife, he expresses his unchangeable love for his wife and children and tries to convince them to join him in America. In the first paragraph of Downe's letter, he addresses the abundance of material goods through drawn-out sentences. Downe has a secure job working at a factory, which means he knows he has a secure income to support his family when they move to America. He writes that "...they had on …show more content…
Downe knows that material goods, especially food, are important to his wife, since without them, they are unable to live comfortably. Downe begins the next paragraph of his letter by directly addressing his wife. He thinks about his family, and the situation they're in, instead of himself. By writing, "all I want now is to see you, and the dear children here, and then I shall be happy, and not before," Downe is showing his wife how desperate he is becoming through anaphora (ll. 36-38). He is stressing the fact that he is waiting for them, and appealing to his wife's emotions by saying he is always going to be unhappy without his family. He later writes, "I would rather cross the Atlantic ten times than hear my children cry for victuals once" (ll. 43-45). In this sentence, the hyperbole expresses the love he has for his family, especially his children. He wants his wife to know that he is always thinking of their children, who have spent years growing up always wanting