ENGL 3540 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Ventriloquism, Justice Society Of America
19 Apr 2016
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Federalist fears = fear of blacks and women thinking they too are "created equal" and such a shift was thought to perhaps hold murderous and destructive consequences. If blacks were equal they could even take white wives - the horror! Carwin represents federalist fears (he introduces violence, sexuality, passion, disorder into the wieland family) Is he an external threat or is he an internal threat (simply bringing out the emotions and forces already present beneath the surface in the wieland family) Some people thought throwing your voice was like voting. People make their voice known through voting but, when the process includes secret ballots, nobody knows where this voice comes from. Theodore wieland"s religious fanaticism is separate to reason whereas henry. Playle can be said to be the representative of reason (typical enlightenment figure, more faith in himself than in god) Although theodore should be aligned with enlightenment thinking too:
