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In order to achieve the aim of forcing him upon the path of personal…
In order to achieve the aim of forcing him upon the path of personal development, as will eventually be benefit American society at large, Adams constructs a forceful tone through strong positive connotations towards those ideals she values and as contrasts against the negativity and contemptuous tone she holds for the alternatives for continuous improvement.
Adams does her best to assert that personal experiential improvement on the part of her son would be of benefit to himself and society at large through the use of positive connotation in reinforcing goals for her son.
First, Adams asserts her case through almost guilting her son into compliance with her wishes.
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She suggests he lacks certain valuable characteristics such as "attention, diligence, and steady application".
This is aimed to make her son feel inadequate and ready to act to earn her approval as the characteristics above have positive connotations in regards to personal strength of character.
However in a shift from the critical displeasure expressed above, she builds a path for his success.
she compares his increasing experiences to increasing bodies of water - "to certain springs, which, running through rich veins of minerals, improve their qualities".
imagery - constructed to imply a vital necessity for life and thus the importance that these qualities should be acquired.
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Qualities receive further praise when Adams states "add justice, fortitude, and every manly virtue".
this word choice shows powerful positive connotations - Adams uses them to convince her son she speaks to him in his own best interests thus forcing him to continue the legacy he inherits from both her and his father, John Adams.
The solution of listening to her resolves her initially critical tone in addressing her son's decisions, showing a logical path to improvement and her own approval.
Secondly, in an attempt to give her son a broad perspective of his experience's values not just to himself but for the world at large, Adams calls attention to the historical situation and both her place and her son's place in it.
Adams wishes her son will contribute is own personal accomplishments and experiences to the benefit of this nation, saying he should be inspired by his adversity.
asks if Cicero would have been "roused, kindled, and inflamed"
rhetorical question - places emphasis on Adam's belief that experience is what makes a man capable of greatly impacting the world.
connotative words - lend to a passionate and forceful emphasis of the actions of Cicero for the general good against tyrants.
says he must witness "war, tyranny, and desolation"
this aims to create a negative backdrop of experience through critical negative connotation through which her son's experiences can only improve the current situation within the US.
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The US at this time period is an emerging nation, viewed in the eyes of revolutionary Adams as a place that embodies such positive things as liberty.
Children frequently represent and further the ambitions of their parents, reflecting hopes and high expectations. The same holds true for Abigail Adams' relationship with her son.
Adams writes to her son to urge him to follow her advice in regards to his personal development through use of connotation to criticize and correct in a forceful tone to relate the importance of his acquisition of these characteristics.
Adams also writes in hope for the future of the US, and hopes to convince her son of the values he will need to protect in his generation by preserving the efforts and accomplishments of the old.
This legacy of experience guiding the future continues today as the nation continues to rely on the experiences of those who have suffered from tyranny or under leaders lacking in experience, in to order to correct and hopefully recover a positively built future.
Key:
Blue - topic sentences and moves
Yellow: evidence
Green: analysis
Magenta: historical context or introduction
Purple: conclusion