Throughout the struggles to transform success into failure, there are many obstacles to overcome. During the American Revolution, loving and proud mother, Abigail Adams, composes a letter to her son, John Quincy Adams, to explain that failure will create success as long as he can overcome anything that may stand in his way. In order to clarify the importance to her son's success, Adams constructs a proud tone, historical allusions, and adventurous metaphors.
Within this letter, Adams compares her son to other historical figures to create connections by constructing allusion. She questions her son by asking, "Would Cicero have shone so distinguished if he had not been roused, kindled, and enflamed..." In this question, Adams is comparing …show more content…
Therefore, Adams compares success to failure to aide her in emphasizing the importance of her strong willed hopes for her sons bright future. While using a metaphor, "… a judicious traveler to a river," Adams compares adventure to success. As the river flows further from its source, "… certain springs, which, running through the rich veins of minerals, improving their qualities as they pass along." Adams illustrates this to make connections to the river to her son and how as her son goes further in life, his qualities will become greater. Adams also creates an analogy to compare history's success to her sons. "All of history will convince you of this, and that wisdom and penetration are the fruits of experience, not the lessons of retirement and leisure." Adams uses this to explain why history was so successful, even though they have had many instances of failure. Even though the had failure, however, they knew what they had to do to become successful, which is why Adams includes this important message in her letter to "her dear son."
In conclusion, success is to failure as failure is to peanut butter and jelly, they go together. Adams makes sure to explain to her son of how proud and affectionate she would be if John Quincy Adams is to become a successful person in life. All in all, when it comes to being honored, rewarded, and successful no one can become successful
Within this letter, Adams compares her son to other historical figures to create connections by constructing allusion. She questions her son by asking, "Would Cicero have shone so distinguished if he had not been roused, kindled, and enflamed..." In this question, Adams is comparing …show more content…
Therefore, Adams compares success to failure to aide her in emphasizing the importance of her strong willed hopes for her sons bright future. While using a metaphor, "… a judicious traveler to a river," Adams compares adventure to success. As the river flows further from its source, "… certain springs, which, running through the rich veins of minerals, improving their qualities as they pass along." Adams illustrates this to make connections to the river to her son and how as her son goes further in life, his qualities will become greater. Adams also creates an analogy to compare history's success to her sons. "All of history will convince you of this, and that wisdom and penetration are the fruits of experience, not the lessons of retirement and leisure." Adams uses this to explain why history was so successful, even though they have had many instances of failure. Even though the had failure, however, they knew what they had to do to become successful, which is why Adams includes this important message in her letter to "her dear son."
In conclusion, success is to failure as failure is to peanut butter and jelly, they go together. Adams makes sure to explain to her son of how proud and affectionate she would be if John Quincy Adams is to become a successful person in life. All in all, when it comes to being honored, rewarded, and successful no one can become successful