The fight for independence was defiantly not one of simplicity, but one of great distress, hardship, and catastrophe to bring liberty among the American colonies. Outstanding efforts by colonist and their leaders proved that the decision to gain freedom from Britain led to what is now an independent country governed by the citizens of the United States. In The Speech at the Virginia Convention, Patrick Henry addresses the leaders of the community that the issues with Britain should not be taken peacefully but that the colonist should prepare for war if their needs are not met. Alongside, The Declaration of Independence by Thomas Jefferson states the colonies reasons to separate with Britain and declare war for their independence. Conclusively,
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In Patrick Henry’s Speech at the Virginia Convention, allusions are depicted to try to convince the audience to relate to him. For example, Patrick Henry refers to a literature allusion when he utilizes an example from Homer’s The Odyssey. He states, “…listen to the song of that siren till she transforms us into beast.” In this epic poem, the Sirens would lure the sailors to their deaths by singing a charming song. Odysseus would try to prevent this from continuing to happen by stuffing earwax into the sailors’ ears and tying them up to a pole in hopes of restraining them from being lured by the Sirens. In comparison, Henry uses this specific quote to try to show the delegates that like the Sirens, the British are luring the Americans in to their ultimate destruction. Therefore, this proves that by relating allusions to the audience, they are likely to side with Henry to try to achieve independence from Britain so they can steer away from …show more content…
An abundance of allusion is used throughout the declaration to display that the citizens have divine rights from God such as life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. For instance, Jefferson writes in the declaration, “…they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights…” Biblical allusion is depicted to show that God gave all of us the natural born rights and those rights that cannot be taken away. The King does the exact opposite and act as a tyrant to confiscate the rights of the citizen which makes the colonist very upset. As a result, this issue and others lead the colonies to achieve liberty and avoid tyrannical
In Patrick Henry’s Speech at the Virginia Convention, allusions are depicted to try to convince the audience to relate to him. For example, Patrick Henry refers to a literature allusion when he utilizes an example from Homer’s The Odyssey. He states, “…listen to the song of that siren till she transforms us into beast.” In this epic poem, the Sirens would lure the sailors to their deaths by singing a charming song. Odysseus would try to prevent this from continuing to happen by stuffing earwax into the sailors’ ears and tying them up to a pole in hopes of restraining them from being lured by the Sirens. In comparison, Henry uses this specific quote to try to show the delegates that like the Sirens, the British are luring the Americans in to their ultimate destruction. Therefore, this proves that by relating allusions to the audience, they are likely to side with Henry to try to achieve independence from Britain so they can steer away from …show more content…
An abundance of allusion is used throughout the declaration to display that the citizens have divine rights from God such as life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. For instance, Jefferson writes in the declaration, “…they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights…” Biblical allusion is depicted to show that God gave all of us the natural born rights and those rights that cannot be taken away. The King does the exact opposite and act as a tyrant to confiscate the rights of the citizen which makes the colonist very upset. As a result, this issue and others lead the colonies to achieve liberty and avoid tyrannical