Assignment Instructions/ Description
Do you agree with Bruce Catton that all future generations of Americans are in Grant's and Lee's debt?
2. Then discuss why you think she was chosen. Note: this should be in your own words, not copied from the source.
3. "A FABLE for TOMORROW" always contains a villain.
- OPEN ATTACHMENT of fable
- Who is the villain in Rachel Carson's essay?
- Why?
4. In his essay, [OPEN ATTACHMENT] Bruce Catton states that
- Grant and Lee were "in complete contrast."
- However, he also states that they had "much in common."
- In what ways were they alike?
Grant
• Born in Ohio
• West Point
• Mexican-American War
• Civil War Union
• Civil War battles
• Lieutenant General
• President of the United States
• Died on July 23, 1885
Grant's Vision
Watching their commander
One minister captured a powerful and popular theme of Grant's life: "By a single act General Grant put himself above the wisest of American statesmen. That act was the terms he offered to Lee for the surrender of his Army. In a few, clear, simple lines [he] solved at once the problem of peace, and the possible unity and fraternity of the American people.
Contrasts
Lee- thought that the old money and aristocracy would survive after the war and overpowering in American life, came from money and prestige saw a hierarchical system as normal
Grant- son of a tanner on the Western frontier, opposite of Lee grew up in the country and worked hard, privilege was only earned, not given, nationalist
Lee- Virginia Aristocrat, Grant- Ohio worker
Grant- represented the emerging modern man of society tied to hard work, Lee represented old man of American society
Comparison
Motivates those who follow them
Respect each other
Safeguards outlooks and beliefs
Lee
• Born in Virginia
• West Point
• Mexican-American War
• Declined Union
• Civil War battles
• Surrendered at Appomattox
• Died on October 12, 1870
Lee's Vision
Robert E. Lee helped to bring about healing by setting an example for others.He swore allegiance to the United States and, as a result, brought tens of thousands of former Confederate soldiers back into the Union.
Contrasts
Lee- saw himself as above his soldiers
Lee was more concerned with the preservation of the south
Lee- thought that the old money and aristocracy would survive after the war and overpowering in American life, came from money and prestige saw a hierarchical system as normal
Grant- son of a tanner on the Western frontier, opposite of Lee grew up in the country and worked hard, privilege was only earned, not given, nationalist
Lee- Virginia Aristocrat, Grant- Ohio worker
Grant- represented the emerging modern man of society tied to hard work, Lee represented old man of American society
Some years later, after Lee had become the president of Washington college in Lexington, Virginia, Lee heard a professor denigrate General Grant's character and shot back, "Sir, if you ever speak again disrespectfully of General Grant in my presence, either you or I will sever his connection with this University!
Comparison
Motivates those who follow them
Respect each other
Safeguards outlooks and beliefs
5. Do you agree with Bruce Catton that all future generations of Americans are in Grant's and Lee's debt?
- Why or why not?
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