Similarities Between 'Honest Abe And Backwood Boy'
Abe Lincoln has many traits and in "Honest Abe" and "Backwood Boy" Both give different traits of Lincolns like how he was very honest and many more. But in "Honest Abe" they focus more on his honesty whereas " Backwood Boy" Focuses on his character traits when he was younger. He is a very honest person and he teaches kids that being honest is really great.
First Freedman and Radner both show Abe's traits on how he is very honest. In “Backwoods Boy” It explains “As he traveled about the county, making surveys and delivering mail to faraway farms, people came to know him as an honest and dependable fellow”(418). This shows that people thought he was a very honest man when they got to know him more. In “Honest Abe” it says “That night, while
going over the sales of the day, Abe found that he had charged the woman six and one-fourth cents too much.” This shows that he is honest because he accidentally paid her to much. He tried to do everything he could to get it back to her. Next they also both said that he was muscular. In “Backwoods Boy” it says “ They circled each other, then came to grips, twisting and tugging until they crashed to the ground with Lincoln on top” (416).This shows that he is muscular because he beat someone that was very strong and he showed that he was muscular when he beat the guy. In Radner, it also says that he is muscular and it said “ Those who could appreciate brains respected him and those whose ideas of a man related to his muscles were devoted to him.” This shows that he was muscular because people knew that he was and were devoted to him. These both have something about that he is honest and muscular but they do have some differences.
Lastly In “Backwoods Boy” it mostly talks about his childhood and how he grows up. The trait that I found in “ Backwoods Boy” Is adventurous in the text it says “ That was the first home he could remember, the place where he ran around and played as a barefoot boy”(411). This shows that he is adventurous because he liked playing and doing fun things and not afraid to get dirty. In “Honest Abe” It was mostly about how he was very honest. The trait that I found is that abe is a perfectionist in the article it says “ But some days there were mistakes. He always made sure to correct them.” This shows that he is a perfectionist because he always fixed his mistakes and made sure that they were perfect and he always made sure that he completed his mistakes no matter what.
In conclusion, "Backwoods Boy" and "Honest Abe" both have very similar traits and they do have some differences. "Backwoods Boy" has more traits throughout his life, and "Honest Abe" has more about how he is a very honest person and only a couple other traits. They do have some similarities but they also do have a lot of differences. But, how did he become so honest?
First Freedman and Radner both show Abe's traits on how he is very honest. In “Backwoods Boy” It explains “As he traveled about the county, making surveys and delivering mail to faraway farms, people came to know him as an honest and dependable fellow”(418). This shows that people thought he was a very honest man when they got to know him more. In “Honest Abe” it says “That night, while
going over the sales of the day, Abe found that he had charged the woman six and one-fourth cents too much.” This shows that he is honest because he accidentally paid her to much. He tried to do everything he could to get it back to her. Next they also both said that he was muscular. In “Backwoods Boy” it says “ They circled each other, then came to grips, twisting and tugging until they crashed to the ground with Lincoln on top” (416).This shows that he is muscular because he beat someone that was very strong and he showed that he was muscular when he beat the guy. In Radner, it also says that he is muscular and it said “ Those who could appreciate brains respected him and those whose ideas of a man related to his muscles were devoted to him.” This shows that he was muscular because people knew that he was and were devoted to him. These both have something about that he is honest and muscular but they do have some differences.
Lastly In “Backwoods Boy” it mostly talks about his childhood and how he grows up. The trait that I found in “ Backwoods Boy” Is adventurous in the text it says “ That was the first home he could remember, the place where he ran around and played as a barefoot boy”(411). This shows that he is adventurous because he liked playing and doing fun things and not afraid to get dirty. In “Honest Abe” It was mostly about how he was very honest. The trait that I found is that abe is a perfectionist in the article it says “ But some days there were mistakes. He always made sure to correct them.” This shows that he is a perfectionist because he always fixed his mistakes and made sure that they were perfect and he always made sure that he completed his mistakes no matter what.
In conclusion, "Backwoods Boy" and "Honest Abe" both have very similar traits and they do have some differences. "Backwoods Boy" has more traits throughout his life, and "Honest Abe" has more about how he is a very honest person and only a couple other traits. They do have some similarities but they also do have a lot of differences. But, how did he become so honest?