The Analysis of the Literary Works of Thomas Paine, Jonathan Edwards and Benjamin Franklin

In this essay I will be discussing four different literary selections.This essay will analyze and explain what each story is about.This paper will also break down the author’s reason for writing the literary works and I will explain those reasons.

Thomas Paine’s “Common Sense” was a pamphlet that was inspired the thirteen colonies to take up arms against the British.This pamphlet was such a hit because he wrote it in a way that common people would be able to understand it.He relied on Biblical references while trying to make his point clear to his audience. Thomas Paine laid out all his thoughts and ideas into this pamphlet so the people could really see his way of doing things. Thomas wrote in style that was often intended to arouse his reader.For example, in his pamphlet he said, “Why is it that we hesitate?From Britain we can expect nothing but ruin.If she is admitted to the government of America again,this continent will not be worth living in.”In this quote Thomas Paine wrote this because he wanted them to be motivated and excited or angry.

In Jonathan Edwards “Sinners in the hand of an angry God” the goal was to teach his listeners about the terrors of hell and the dangers of sinning.The main point was that God has given humans a chance to address all their sins since he has been holding back because he is giving them an opportunity to fix their ways and get back to Christ.God is the one giving everyone chances to do right and Edwards make that very clear.For instance, Edwards said, “Death outwitted me:God’s wrath was too quick for me. Oh, my cursed foolishness!”.In this quote Edwards was saying that it is urgent that people get right with quick because they never know when death might overcome them.

“The Way to Wealth” by Benjamin Franklin was published to give advice on how to have a healthy and wealthy life.In this book Franklin said, “Early to bed early to rise makes a man healthy,wealthy and wise”.Basically, Benjamin was saying that everybody can sleep during the day, but what would you get do?Nothing at all.Therefore, this quote is saying if you get up early, you will be able to get things done and make more money.This book brought out that wealth is obtained by hard work and dedication.Without those two key components, you will not reach wealthiness.

In the literary selection “Remarks Concerning the Savages of North America by Benjamin Franklin it was talking about the savages and how they called them that because their mannerism was different from the others.However, Franklin was bringing out that they should not treat somebody different because that person’s background or culture is not the same as theirs.Just because somebody is different it doesn’t make it wrong.They are not lesser of a normal person because they stand out.You actually might learn something valuable from them.