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Abraham Lincoln and the Self-Made Myth
Title: Abraham Lincoln and the Self-Made Myth
Category: History
Details: Words: 893 | Pages: 3.8 (approximately 235 words/page)
Abraham Lincoln and the Self-Made Myth
An ambitious ascent from a poor Illinois farm boy to occupying the highest political office during one of Americas most turbulent times makes for the literature of hero worship. In the essay entitled Abraham Lincoln the self-made myth Rich Hofstadter challenges the reader to penetrate beneath the surface of the American political tradions and investigate the event and actions that contributed to the Lincoln Myth.
To begin with Hofstadter states that one of Lincoln’s …showed first 75 words of 893 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 893 total…but the only option he had left. “it was the Proclamation, however that had psychological value, and before the amendment was passed, Lincoln had already become the personal symbol of freedom,” (171).
In closing, Lincoln had a two-faced political plan tailored to the audience, he fastidiously chose his opinions and phrase, milked his humble sympathy, and stood strong with nationalism all building seamless character in the public eye, and the whole time creating his self-made myth.
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