THEME - SOCIETY
During early 1900 of the colonial era, many of the communities had had to be united by societal effect, joining together for the common good was the defining factor which stimulated and made them make a complete turn in accomplishing their desires. In my three chosen readings society stays at the top as the theme making significance influence especially to the days before independence and oppression of the black community. Remember that it was during this time when inferior communities underwent immense prejudice not mentioning the death of those who sacrificed themselves for the sake of the society.
Common Sense, Thomas Paine
Society in accordance with Paine is a summation of every factor that is in the sense of productivity and goodness in which it conjoins the people together for the common good of accomplishing. He reasons in a broad-spectrum, theoretical replication about the society and government which it later brought the subject of colonial predicament (Paine, 68). Further denoting that, it is the same society having every king of heavens emanating from the people themselves living and working in close proximity. Basically, it would be the state of affairs in which the society would prosper better where collaboration is aimed at bringing positivity (Paine, 78). In comparison to colonies, he talks of how a world of opportunities can be reaped by colonies declaring independence and an extension of alliance mean another society scaling the heights of opportunities.
The wife of His youth, Charles W. Chesnutt
In many occasions, many of us would like to have problems with issues which took place in the past but unlike protagonist Mr. Ryder who seemingly forget his root until the fortunate reminder (Chestnutt, 2). The key theme in the book narrates about how the society did place the black Americans in comparison with other races. Just like the way Paine advocates for unity and working together so does Chestnut apprehends, however, his approach of how the community should corporate looked a bit leaning in one direction. In his many characters, he likens, that African Americans should blend with the majority black in the quest to gain acceptance in the mainstream society. It is very crystal clear the blacks were so determined to prosper and get ahead of the mainstream race but sadly there is little they could accomplish since the society was not united leave alone working together (Chestnutt, 7). This gives us a complete reminder of societal significance as it is told explicitly by Thomas Paine.
Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, Jonathan Edwards
Edwards being how puritan he was focused his writing entirely on the sermon in close relation with what the society entails. He believed the society in which human beings exist has been massed with sins and they for sure deserve eternal damnation (Edwards, 3). The thing here is how one would be surefire of where he or she stands, consequently, preachers had to take advantage and spread fear to the society making guilty the obvious thing even though nobody is certain of the truth. This propels to the question of self-righteousness declare in which we all know how it did came to pass during the colonial era in regards to hierarchies (Edwards, 7). The corruption and evilness have been reinstated in this reading unlike the two which is open to the upper hand, the sins of human beings belongs to several categories that are complacent one’s, unrepentant and finally those who hide in the community hoping that they would sail and avoid judgment.
Workcited
Edwards, j. Sinners in the hands of an angry God. A sermon preached at Enfield, July 8th, 1941. University of Nebraska- Lincoln
Paine, Thomas. Common sense. 1776 R. Bell Print.
Chestnutt, Charles. The wife of his youth. July 1889. Atlantic Monthly
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