Similarities Between Hamilton And Aaron Burr

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In the story THE DUEL:Parallel lives of Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr talk about how even during dueling their lives were very similar. The question the reader should ask themselves when reading is What is the central idea? The central idea in the book is that even if Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr have different ideologies,they still had parallel lives for example both were orphans,great students,lawyers,and politicians.The author wants us to know as a read that life experiences don’t always shape the way were are and our life. “In curiously parallel lives, Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr were both orphaned at an early age. Both were brilliant students who attended college--one at Princeton, the other at Columbia--and studied law.