The Harder The Conflict The More Glorious The Triumph Analysis

Thomas Paine once said, “The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.” He mentions this in his pamphlet “The Crisis” which was meant to persuade the weary soldiers of the Revolutionary War to continue fighting. The true meaning of the quote is that the more difficult the obstacle is, the more rewarding the outcome will be. Hester’s struggles in Scarlet Letter, the colonists’ setbacks in the Revolutionary War, and Mary and Katie’s problems in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn reflect Paine’s assertion that “The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.”

Thomas Paine’s assertion relates to Hester’s troubles in the Scarlet Letter and how her troubles fueled her confidence and pride. In Scarlet Letter, Hester had the option to leave Salem because of her crime of adultery, but she stayed even with the judgmental views from the …show more content…
In the Revolutionary War, the colonists were less mechanized than the British but they managed to overcome the British and win the war. Paine’s assertion relates to the colonists view of the Revolutionary War. The technological setbacks that the colonists had brought conflict during combat, but they created military techniques that gave the colonists an edge during the war. With these underdeveloped weapons, the colonists had to strategically brainstorm ways to use their to use their unadvanced weapons to their advantage. Another instance where tough conflicts yields triumph is when the colonists had less manpower but used military tactics such as guerilla warfare to win the war. The colonists had a larger and more mechanized opponent but used irregular military tactics like ambushes to weaken the large, traditional British army. With their unorthodox battle strategies, the colonists stunned and weakened the British army with led them to victory. Though their opponent was more technologically advanced, the colonists created military tactics to win the Revolutionary