Analysis

 **Analysis**

**__The Crisis #1: Purpose:__** Paine argues that as a nation banded together, the people of America must strike out in war against their British oppressors without hesitation, while they are still strong. Paine opens by saying,

//"THESE are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman."//

Paine is telling his audience that the soldier who continues to fight for his country in times of trouble is worthy of praise. He goes on to persuade all his fellow countrymen to fight for freedom during this crisis.

Thomas Paine was an extremely persuasive writer of his time throughout the mid 18th century. He fought to pursue an American audience to continue the fight in the American Revolution, especially with the use of powerful metaphors.


 * __Question:__** Do you believe there would have been any advantages to the colonists waiting to rebel rather than lashing out immediately, like Paine wanted?

In this text he writes about the evils of the British government in order to filter out any readers that might be sympathatic of them. Paine describes Britain as an immoral character and uses descriptive language in which he implies them to be close to theifs that rob, burn, destroy and murder.

//" Not all the treasures of the world, so far as I believe, could have induced me to support an offesive war, for I think it murder; but if a thief breaks into my house burns and destroys my property, and kills or threatens to kill me, or those that are in it, and to "bind me in all cases whatsover," to his absolute will, am I to suffer it?"//

He describes Britain as a slave holder, and Americans as her slaves.This being in reference to the recent Declatory Act of 1776, which allowed Britain to regulate legislation in the colonies. This also runs into implying that Britain is standing itself as better than God, by asserting power.

//"...if being bound in that manner, is not slavery, then is there not such a thing as slavery upon earth. Even the expression is impious, for so unlimited a power can belong only to God..."//

After this mention of God there are multiple after.
 * "..."show your faith by your works," that God may bless you."
 * "...I am as confident, as I am that God governs the world, that America will never be happy till she gets clear of foreign dominion."
 * "...God Almighty will not give up a people to military destruction, or leave them unsuppertedly to perish, who have so earnestly and so repeatedly sought to avoid the calamities of war, by every decent method which wisdom could invent."

__**Conclusion**__

Thomas Paine wrote a persuasive piece with charged words that rallied colonist to fight for liberty against what Paine describes as an immoral enemy that god would not defend and one who sees America as a slave.