The Lower Class And The Upper Class Analysis

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Paupers and Rich. Wealthy and Poor. The Lower Class and the Upper Class.Why is there distinction within the people if all of mankind were created equally? Was what Thomas Paine spoke out about to prove his point to convince American Colonist that the monarchy is “evil” and the time has come “to part” from the British rule. On January 10,1776, Thomas Paine disseminated his pamphlet, “Common Sense”. As a young adult, Paine wasn’t successful. Since he came from a poor family, he was not given much education. He unsuccessful worked in a variety of jobs before he began working with his father. Their business went down after he lost his wife and baby when she was in labor. Following his mourning phase, he met Benjamin Franklin and was encouraged …show more content…
Furthermore, He proves he cares about the american colonies and wants to be a well leading guardian who leads them towards the right path into their new “Asylum.” “This new world hath been the asylum for the persecuted lovers of civil and religious liberty from every part of Europe.”Not only is he compassionate towards the people but the work he put in his pamphlet to show the monarchs that America is departing away and nothing can be done about it because it’s too …show more content…
As the monarchs deprived the people's freedom, they were called “Evil, prostitutes, Murders, Robbers, monsters, ravisher of his mistress and unworthy.” He also proclaims “Of more worth is one honest man to society, and in the sight of God, than all crowned ruffians that ever lived” By this he means that an honest man is worth much more than a group of ruffians that ever lived. He refers to the British monarch as ruffians since they can’t be trusted and are purloining their rights. Besides humiliating them, Paine also includes biblical Allusions to show that God approves of violence when necessary and that the devil is working one step ahead “As the exalting one man so greatly above the rest cannot be justified on the equal rights of nature, so neither can it be defended on the authority of scripture; for the will of the Almighty as declared by Gideon, and the prophet Samuel, expressly disapproves of government by