Letter+to+Her+Daughter+from+the+New+White+House

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=//__Letter to Her Daughter from the New White House__//=

//By: Abigail Adams//
=PG: 205=

===Abigail Adams wrote her __Letter to Her Daughter from the New White House__ in the Post-American Revolution era, during the presidency of her husband, John Adams (1798-1801). This was a //time of great envisioning and hope//, and her letter reflects that, with her optimistic views towards t//he construction of the White House//, which can be //symbolized as the country// itself.=== ===The purpose in writing the letter was to inform the daughter of Abigail Adams the trip and surroundings that she had to encounter on her way to the new White House, as well as her initial impression of the abode. If meant to be publicized, it could have been to give the impression of both dissatisfaction and hope. In one way, faith that the White House would become one of the grandest buildings in the entire world. On the other hand, there seemed to have been discontent in the area that it was being built. This could attest the previous symbolism, in that she had hope that the country would grow into a beautiful colossus and power; her dissatisfaction provides a symbolic aspect related to the thought of the American's place in the world was unwanted and was in a terrible place.=== ===Adams uses many literary techniques to employ a sense of affection. Being in letter form, the author allows the audience to become more in tune with the piece, enabling them to relive the words that the author wrote. In her letter, Adams' tone of voice gives a sense of tranquility that corresponds with the post-American-Revolutionary period. The length of the letter, being rather short, gives respect to that.===

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What was Abigail Adams' Definition of an American? Which character traits make Abigail Adams such a predominant figure in American history? = =

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