In at least one hundred words, what purpose do historical context and universal themes serve in nineteenth-century American literature?
UPLOAD

Historical context and universal themes serve a huge purpose in the nineteenth-century American literature. The historical context of the books helps us today by showing us parts of people's lives. it shows us their dialect, so how they talked back then.

Explanation:In its earliest days, during the 1600s, American literature consisted mostly of practical nonfiction written by British settlers who populated the colonies that would become the United States. These histories, published in 1608 and 1624, are among the earliest works of American literature.American literature explains basic characteristics of all kinds of literature such as characters, plots, settings, images and themes. It's embodies the ideas of americans and makes certain places known. It also tells stories of certain characters american's had with their unique culture.

read this passage from the crisis. what rationale is paine using for going to war with great britain? my own line of reasoning is to myself as straight and clear as a ray of light. not all the treasures of the world, so far as i believe, could have induced me to support an offensive war, for i think it murder; but if a thief breaks into my house, burns and destroys my property, and kills or threatens to kill me, or those that are in it, and to "bind me in all cases whatsoever" to his absolute will, am i to suffer it? what signifies it to me, whether he who does it is a king or a common man; my countryman or not my countryman; whether it be done by an individual villain, or an army of them? if we reason to the root of things we shall find no difference; neither can any just cause be assigned why we should punish in the one case and pardon in the other.

it is waged war against an army of countrymen

it would lead to independence from britain

it would be an offensive war

it would be a defensive war