Written by Thomas Paine in 1791, the book “Rights of Man” soughts to describe the characteristics of America. Although he did include some accurate descriptions of America in his writing, considering the time the book was written and the fact that he was a revolutionary and a supporter of American independence, there are some descriptions that do not concur with the current-day America and some descriptions that are biased as well. Paine asserts that America is made up “of people from different nations, accustomed to different forms and habit of government, speaking different languages, and more different in their modes of worship,” and this assertion still holds true till this day. America fundamentally was, and still is, a melting pot of different people and culture (Paine). Next, Paine explains that “by the simple operation of constructing government on the principle of society and the rights of a man, every difficulty retires, and all the parts one brought into cordial unison” (Paine). …show more content…
However, there exist some mismatching and biased claims. The first sentence, which reads, “If there is a country in the world...according to the common calculation, would be least expected, it is America” is no longer an accurate description of America, for the standard of the “common calculation” has changed and for America is now a prominent nation. Also, the statements that proclaim that “the poor are not oppressed, the rich are not privileged” and “as there is