Similarities Between Patrick Henry And Susan B Anthony Speech

The authors use the narrative techniques of mood, tone, and purpose to convey the theme of fighting for your rights and freedom. This essay will discuss the similarities in theme, differences in theme, similarities in narrative techniques and differences in narrative techniques. In Susan B. Anthony’s speech she is fighting for women's freedom and in Patrick Henry’s speech he is fighting for his country's independence. There are many similarities between both texts but the main one is that they are fighting for what they want.. They both use tone to convince their readers that what they say is true. In Susan B. Anthony’s speech, she talks about how women deserve to have equal rights and have the right to vote. In the speech, Anthony says

In Patrick Henry’s Speech, he talks about how much our nation does not deserve to be controlled by another nation. In the speech, Henry says “I know not what course other may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!”(Henry 3). This quote shows that Patrick Henry is willing to risk his life for the freedom of his country. Patrick Henry uses a passionate and confident tone to express his feelings toward the topic of liberty. Both Anthony and Henry use tone to fight for liberty so they can accomplish their goals. As there are many similarities, there are many differences as well. Anthony is battling for ladies' entitlement to vote and Henry is battling for individuals' autonomy. In “On Women’s Right to Vote” Anthony portrays the victimization of ladies and having the same equivalent rights that men have. One example is, “It was we, the people; not we, the white male citizens; nor yet we, male citizens; but we, the whole people, who formed the Union. And we formed it, not to give the blessings of liberty, but to secure them; not to the half of ourselves and the half of our posterity, but to the whole people- women as well as men. And it is downright mockery to talk to women of their enjoyment of the blessings of liberty while they are

Henry and Anthony use narrative techniques such as mood, tone and purpose to let the reader be more understanding of what went on in those days. The mood in “On Women’s Right to Vote” is very stern and precise. Anthony convinces you by making you feel terrible for how ladies were dealt with in those days. Ladies were not given every one of the rights that men got. In the content, Anthony is battling for other ladies' rights and as well as her’s. The tone of the Anthony’s speech is very serious. She is standing for what she believes is the right thing, which is women having equal rights and privileges as men. The purpose behind the story was to let ladies and perhaps men know how men and ladies were isolated in those days in light of legitimate rights. Also, that men did not deserve more rights than women just because they are more dominate over them. She used mood, tone and purpose to show how upset she was about what was going on and that there was a need in change. In Patrick Henry’s speech, he uses a mood to convince others that they should be fighting for the freedom of their nation. The mood in the story is very patriotic and serious. Patrick Henry is fighting for the freedom of his country and he believes that fighting for your country is a responsibility and if you don’t you shouldn’t be apart of it. The tone of Henry’s speech is very