Assertion analysis #9

       John Winthrop has created an assertion that we shall be far superior against the rest of the people. In other terms, Winthrop suggests that we need to stand up, and take over the existing ideas, and make the enemies suffer. In this passage, he writes,"we shall be as a city upon a hill" refers that we become far stronger upon an area, as to be indestructible from other people's ideas, if we did it correctly.

       This assertion is supported by Winthrop's use of similes, and pathos. For example, he uses similes in sentences such as "..as a city.." refers that we are a city, as in a new order, a new fix for the land. In other words, he wants us to take over. He uses pathos to make his person feel like he is guilty, letting other people overcome him/herself as we "deal falsely with our god". lastly, he uses anaphora in "we shall", in order to give us something to do, in order to make things right. By using similes, pathos, and anaphora, he is able to give us a reason why we should not be guilty, and take over correctly.