Anazlyzing Crisis #1 of Common Sense from a literature perspective, what did Paine mean by those terms?
Also, if you know, what is a good website that analyzes historical documents from a literature perspective?
Thanks for any help!
2006-12-05 13:33:54 · 10 answers · asked by Story 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
I'm looking at the text right now and studying Thomas Paine for school. He says "The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman."
In this quote, he is talking about his favorite topic of the American Revolution. He wrote it with the intention of persuading American soldiers who were losing morale to keep steadfast to the cause of independence.
When he says "summer soldier and the sunshine patriot," he is talking about men who would serve their country when the war is easy and the odds look good. He is attacking these men, since he believes that a soldier should focus on the goal no matter how hard it is to reach. The summer soldier and sunshine patriot is a man who would fight for his country as long as what they are trying to achieve is easy, and can be done without loss.
2006-12-05 13:42:58 · answer #1 · answered by mike m 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
A fair-weather friend is a friend who supports others only when it is easy and convenient to do so. A summer soldier and sunshine patriot basically the same except it describes people who, like children rushing off to play at war, run immediately for home if the weather changes for the worse or if there is a even a possibility of danger/being hurt.
Paine was openly scorning those who never actually took up arms, fought or supplied/aided the cause in any way BUT talked a lot about their courage and devotion to the cause while refusing to suffer any hardship in doing do.
These are people you cannot count on to do anything for you except talk.
2006-12-05 13:55:19 · answer #2 · answered by Carl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Patriot Meaning
2016-09-29 08:52:44 · answer #3 · answered by geftos 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it means some people will only fight if it is comfortable that they are not truly committed..That it is for their best interest not for anyone else or any other ideal. Like someone offers to help you paint the house but after an hour they have to go...usually when your in difficulty , cause their sick or wife is sick or their hungry ,cold , hot , ect. Leaving you is worse than if they weren't their to begin with. Because you had made preparations counting on their help. Maybe you plan a long trip and someone offers you transportation. You start journey but halfway to destination guy decides to leave you stranded cause he gets car sick and has to go home.
2006-12-05 13:47:43 · answer #4 · answered by jerry s 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The same thing as a fair weather friend! He's there when thing are easy and times are good but runs for cover the minute times get hard or tough!
2006-12-05 13:45:57 · answer #5 · answered by namazanyc 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
omg I totally remember doing this last year. hmm let me see if I can remember
I think the summer solider and the sunshine patriot are not willing to truely defend their contry and are cowards. But the people who are willing to are the real heros and willing to fight in any condition - not just summer sunshine.
2006-12-05 13:38:08 · answer #6 · answered by MellyMel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it means that when the sun comes out one day the soldiers will become patroits
2006-12-05 14:25:22 · answer #7 · answered by Random is my passion 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
someone not 100% behind the revolution. someone not willing to make sacrifices
2006-12-05 13:35:19 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
that sounds like someone who is a fairweather friend.
2006-12-05 13:35:57 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Soldiers blow sunshine....up your ***...
2006-12-05 13:41:38 · answer #10 · answered by shadowmage1912@sbcglobal.net 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋