'An Analysis Of Abigail's Letter To John Quincy'

In the first paragraph, Abigail begins her letter by utilizing her position as a mother to her advantage. Not only that, but she also references her husband and other son, appealing to John Quincy’s emotions.
Throughout her letter to John Quincy, she utilizes her maternal position to her advantage. “You however, readily submitted to my advice, and, I hope, will never have occasion, yourself, nor give me reason, to lament it.” By saying this, in more current terms, she says “As a result of listening to my advice, do not force me to regret letting you on this trip.”
She then goes on to say in the third paragraph that she spoke with an author and he/she compared what John was doing to a river or springs. “... it increases its streams the further