John Henry And Summary: Classical And Tragedy

John Henry a famous American-African born as a slave. He worked as the steel driver for the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad. According to Nelson story of John Henry is classical and tragedy. John Henry along with his other workers had face many problems while working in the tunnel through big bend mountain. When the company conveyed in a steam-powered drill to do the job, John Henry guaranteed to defeat it or die tiresome. John Henry drove his into 14 feet while the drill drove rock into 9 feet. As Nelson describe in the context that, tunnel workers face many serious diseases which cause death.