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The John Brown Song Analysis

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In these three writings, Harry Macarthy's “The Bonnie Blue Flag,” George F. Root’s “Battle Cry of Freedom,” and “The John Brown Song.” Display their views on how society fought for their freedoms. Men were told they had to fight, causing many to die because of fear. All of these writings express the value of freedom and how all people should have rights. In the American Reader by Diane Ravitch, almost all of the readings are similar in the sense that everyone wanted equal rights, Natural Rights, and a strong but not too powerful government. In each of these readings, they seek to rally supporters in many ways. One of the major ways that stand out to me in Harry Macarthy’s “The Bonnie Blue Flag,” is by displaying a song. This song was about the first South Carolina flag. This flag represented South Carolina as a member of the Confederacy. The song was later adopted to be the National Anthem of the Confederacy. New verses were added as new states joined the Confederacy. The way that Harry Macarthy sought to rally supporters was by spreading a song that was catchy and by portraying specific ideals through the simple flag …show more content…

Root’s “Battle Cry of Freedom,” he seeks to rally supporters by appealing to civilians as well as soldiers so that they song relates to all people but may have a different impact because of the wording. By making two different songs that mean the same thing but wording them differently, the song is able to appeal to more people, which will create more supporters. Root expresses the idea of Uniting as one. Freedom involves eliminating the traitors and embracing our own. In George F. Root “The John Brown Song,” he seeks to rally supporters by expressing the life of one of their own. By creating an experience that the people can relate to, this will allow more people to feel accepted and, therefore, want to support. This song was created into a marching song, by doing this, people were more supportive because it was

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