Paul Revere's Ride Compare And Contrast

Two Sides to Paul Revere’s Midnight Ride Although many people know that Paul Revere was a savior of the Colonies, many are unaware that he was not the only hero of the night. In fact, Paul Revere actually failed in his quest. Many also interpret his journey differently than others; some poetic, such as Henry Longfellow, the author of “Paul Revere’s Ride,” which elaborates and emphasizes Revere; some historical, such as Ethel Ames’ “Paul Revere and the American Revolution,” which focuses more on accuracy; others who debate, such as Franklin Johnson in his essay “How Accurate was Longfellow’s Poem?”, which points out both the negatives and the positives to Longfellow’s poem. Despite this, both authors (Ames and Longfellow) wrote pieces of work that tell of the story of Paul Revere and are written using such different styles of writing prose that they can be compared. It is actually quite easy to elaborate over how the stories are different. For example, Longfellow

Both Ames and Longfellow agree that Paul Revere was (at least partially) successful for the preparedness of the American colonists: “…British troops arrived to face Americans who had already been warned of their approach” (Ames). However, Ames does note that it was not actually Revere who broke through and warned the people of Concord, for he was stopped by British patrols, but Prescott. In addition, they agree on some locations, such as Charlestown “[Paul Revere] rowed to the Charlestown shore” (Longfellow). It is also obvious that both see Paul Revere as an American patriot who “Paul Revere was [an] American patriot [who] assisted the colonies’ cause by gathering and reporting on the movement of British troops” (Ames). Ames also mentions that he “took an active part in the colonies’ cause”, which shows that he was apparently trusted and dedicated to his