city upon a hill
Winthrop
In the passage called “A City Upon a Hill” John Winthrop, lawyer and leader of the 1630 migration of English Puritans to Massachusetts, discusses his beliefs Puritans should follow to be a good
Puritan citizen. Winthrop tries to persuade the Puritans to create a good christian society, which they will achieve by sticking together as a community with the idea of brotherly love. Brotherly love with allow the community to succeed and prosper. Winthrop uses repetition, an extended metaphor and tone to inspire the Puritans to create a society that will exceed any other societies and become a community.
Throughout “A City Upon a Hill” Winthrop uses repetition to emphasize his point on community. In Paragraph 4 Winthrop states, “we must bring into our familiar and constant practice; as in this duty of love, we must love brotherly without dissimulation, we must love one another with a pure heart fervently. We must bear one another’s burdens. We must not look only on our own things, but also on the things of our brethren.” This quote demonstrates how Winthrop repeats the words “we must” to emphasis this idea of brotherly love, how if the people come together the society will be unbreakable and will prosper. In Paragraph 5 Winthrop repeats “we must” again, putting even more emphasis on the words. Winthrop says, “We must entertain each other in brotherly affection. We must be willing to abridge ourselves of our superfluities, for the supply of other’s necessities. We must uphold a familiar commerce together in our meekness.” This quotes contains the ideas of community and also
has an appeal to pathos. Winthrop discusses how each citizen must take sacrifices to help each other.
This appeals to pathos because it creates a sense of togetherness and lovingness. The community must care for every other person if they want it to succeed.
John Winthrop uses an extended in this passage to inform the Puritans his beliefs to a successful
society.
In the passage called “A City Upon a Hill” John Winthrop, lawyer and leader of the 1630 migration of English Puritans to Massachusetts, discusses his beliefs Puritans should follow to be a good
Puritan citizen. Winthrop tries to persuade the Puritans to create a good christian society, which they will achieve by sticking together as a community with the idea of brotherly love. Brotherly love with allow the community to succeed and prosper. Winthrop uses repetition, an extended metaphor and tone to inspire the Puritans to create a society that will exceed any other societies and become a community.
Throughout “A City Upon a Hill” Winthrop uses repetition to emphasize his point on community. In Paragraph 4 Winthrop states, “we must bring into our familiar and constant practice; as in this duty of love, we must love brotherly without dissimulation, we must love one another with a pure heart fervently. We must bear one another’s burdens. We must not look only on our own things, but also on the things of our brethren.” This quote demonstrates how Winthrop repeats the words “we must” to emphasis this idea of brotherly love, how if the people come together the society will be unbreakable and will prosper. In Paragraph 5 Winthrop repeats “we must” again, putting even more emphasis on the words. Winthrop says, “We must entertain each other in brotherly affection. We must be willing to abridge ourselves of our superfluities, for the supply of other’s necessities. We must uphold a familiar commerce together in our meekness.” This quotes contains the ideas of community and also
has an appeal to pathos. Winthrop discusses how each citizen must take sacrifices to help each other.
This appeals to pathos because it creates a sense of togetherness and lovingness. The community must care for every other person if they want it to succeed.
John Winthrop uses an extended in this passage to inform the Puritans his beliefs to a successful
society.