Thesis


 * Thesis **

With an emphasis on freedom, The Declaration of Independence is symbolic towards the beliefs of “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”. Written in 1776 by the Founding Fathers°, the purpose of The Declaration of Independence served to mark the official separation between Great Britain and the thirteen colonies. To justify the purpose the authors' use language such as allusions, ethos, logos, pathos, rhetorical shift, and rhetorical structure in order to appeal to the audience' (in this case the colonists') emotions and ethics in order to persuade them to support the fight against Britain.