American Lit

Paine

In 1776 , the year the United States became independent was a time of conflicting priorities . When a person avoids getting involved in personal issues , its main advantages include

Avoiding interpersonal conflicts that could stem from different stands on whether the colonies would remain part of Great Britain or not

By not involving personal issues , the people could think for the good of the entire society instead of considering personal biases

A person would be able to act towards the good of the many and work along side people whom he

does not like personally

Among its disadvantages are

There would be superficiality in relationships among people

There would be a lack of empathy on what other people may be feeling and experiencing

Grievances may be unheard or uncorrected if people are focused on not getting involved in other people 's affairs

Freneau

Freneau 's poems have made him a Romantic because of how he expressed admiration for the beauty of nature . Romantic literary artists felt revulsion by the rationalization of nature and dreams of a world were nature is left to take its natural course . This is how Freneau sounded in some of his poems that did not talk about politics

Wheatley

The tone of Phillis Wheatley 's "Upon Being Brought from Africa to America " is rebellious . While it acknowledged the good it did to the Africans to be brought into America , the lines of the poem speak of discrimination against the black race . The poem rebels against the treatment of the Black community by the White people

References "On Being Brought From Africa to America " by Phillis Wheatley . The Journey with Jesus

Poems and Prayers . Retrieved July 12 , 2008 , from

http /www .journeywithjesus .net /PoemsAndPrayers /Phillis_Wheatley_On_Bein g_Broug

ht .shtml

Paine , T (1986 . Common Sense . Penguin Classics . Retrieved July 12 2008 , from

HYPERLINK "http /books .google .com .ph /books ?id 8xNAMDp9NasC http /books .google .com .ph /books ?id 8xNAMDp9NasC

Philip Freneau - The Wild Honey-Suckle . American Poems . Retrieved July 12 , 2008 , from

HYPERLINK "http /www .americanpoems .com /poets /philipfreneau /thewild .shtml http /www .americanpoems .com /poets /philipfreneau /thewild .shtml

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