Moving To The White House Analysis

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Abigail Adams has moved into the unfinished White House. This text will show you a summary of how she felt about moving to the White House. She feels annoyed, happy, and that it was worth it. These three reasons will give you a better perspective on how she felt.

The first reason is Abigail feels annoyed, at first, about the new house. The text shows,"This is so great an inconvenience that I know not what to do, or how to do." The text shows that Abigail is annoyed with how the house does not have wood for fires. Also that the house does not have bells hanging around the house. So she is annoyed with moving to the White House.

The second reason is

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