Thomas Paine's Portrayal Of The American Society
In Thomas Paine’s portrayal of the American Society he characterizes it as a country that upholds its principles, has uncompromising morals, and the rights of its citizens, but Paine neglects to mention that diversity can conjure chaos when two or more conflicting views confront each other.
Thomas Paine accurately depicts the American Society as striving to achieve equality for all of its citizens, however, the American Society being in ‘cardinal unison’ is a stretch at best, America being a largely diverse democracy creates societal issues. Famous historian Henry Adams described America as” ...sort of a flat, fresh-water pond which absorbs silently, without reaction, anything that is thrown into it” suggesting that it a place that offers an …show more content…
Although, America has advanced exponentially over two-hundred years Paine’s Rights of Man, referencing various benefits for the poverty-stricken, and improving culturally as a people, America is plagued with over-indulgent privileged wealthy officials that run the government and control the public, acting as puppet masters, who control the will of the people through a corrupt government. In today's society, businessmen such as Bill Gates are privileged by their on hard work and they have the power to influence the common man's life majorly. America is not of communist social order, it is a democracy, built by the people and run by the people. For those citizens who are unable to afford housing, food, and other essentials for living because of the inequality, discrimination, and choices a that exists within that society, there is financial aid. So although Thomas Paine was accurate about America’s benefits for the poverty stricken, he is mistaken in the way wealth is distributed amongst the people. Thomas Paine’s characterization of America still holds partially true today as every American possesses inalienable rights, striving toward their goals full of conviction, but while those inalienable rights are self-evident they are not enacted which is why the
Thomas Paine accurately depicts the American Society as striving to achieve equality for all of its citizens, however, the American Society being in ‘cardinal unison’ is a stretch at best, America being a largely diverse democracy creates societal issues. Famous historian Henry Adams described America as” ...sort of a flat, fresh-water pond which absorbs silently, without reaction, anything that is thrown into it” suggesting that it a place that offers an …show more content…
Although, America has advanced exponentially over two-hundred years Paine’s Rights of Man, referencing various benefits for the poverty-stricken, and improving culturally as a people, America is plagued with over-indulgent privileged wealthy officials that run the government and control the public, acting as puppet masters, who control the will of the people through a corrupt government. In today's society, businessmen such as Bill Gates are privileged by their on hard work and they have the power to influence the common man's life majorly. America is not of communist social order, it is a democracy, built by the people and run by the people. For those citizens who are unable to afford housing, food, and other essentials for living because of the inequality, discrimination, and choices a that exists within that society, there is financial aid. So although Thomas Paine was accurate about America’s benefits for the poverty stricken, he is mistaken in the way wealth is distributed amongst the people. Thomas Paine’s characterization of America still holds partially true today as every American possesses inalienable rights, striving toward their goals full of conviction, but while those inalienable rights are self-evident they are not enacted which is why the