Thomas Paine: A Personal Analysis

“These are times that try men's souls”- Thomas Paine . Are you a summer soldier or sunshine patriot? (D) Will you run when times are dark? What will you do in this crisis? I am Annabelle June, but am known as Alex Moore, here in Valley Forge when I’m in my disguise as a boy. Last winter I signed up for nine months of service, because of the war with the British in America. I also joined because it is the right thing, I'm sure of it, especially with the fights my parents had about the war. I was raised a Quaker and a farmer, and fighting in a war isn’t exactly what most would call honorable in my town. I'm eighteen years old and I refuse to let my home go without a fight. It's winter again and I have been faced with the hardest decision in the world: to quit or re-enlist? Since I have already enlisted, I don't see the point in not re-enlisting, which is called quitting. I have already sinned against my religion, which preaches peace and nonviolence, and the army needs my help. At least I
While Thomas Paine’s words bounce in my head I think that this is my country and I refuse to shrink in fear when my freedom and my country is in jeopardy. People were deserting, and I am a Quaker. As a Quaker I was very wary about joining. So I started listing the pros and cons. That is until I heard my parents arguing. “It's an easy decision, just give the harvest to the Continental Army!” My mom said with fury. “ How about our farm? That tiny militia doesn't pay as well as the British!” My father argued back. ”Our farm matters more to you than our country, our freedom!” (H). And on and on they went. The answer was clear, I would make a break for it, I would fight. I am a