{"id":2795,"date":"2020-09-14T21:54:37","date_gmt":"2020-09-15T01:54:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/ldst1010304f2019\/?p=2795"},"modified":"2020-09-14T21:54:37","modified_gmt":"2020-09-15T01:54:37","slug":"kathrine-yeaw-post-for-9-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/ldst1010304f2019\/2020\/09\/14\/kathrine-yeaw-post-for-9-16\/","title":{"rendered":"Kathrine Yeaw Post for 9\/16"},"content":{"rendered":"

Both musicals, <\/span>1776<\/span><\/i> and <\/span>Hamilton<\/span><\/i>, present historical information in a very different, yet interesting way. It\u2019s told in a story form that is supposed to be entertaining, with singing, and jokes, and personal stories to go along. Although, I found both to be just that, entertaining, the whole time I was questioning what was real and what was added on to make the story more interesting. In <\/span>1776<\/span><\/i>, John Adams is shown to be very disliked, except by Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson, and had to fight to get the Declaration of Independence accepted by everyone. They show the character of each states\u2019 delegate and even some of their wives. Was there really that big of a divide between the founding fathers? I had always believed they were always on the same page and worked together harmoniously, but this film shows otherwise.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I also found it interesting the way many of the delegates were portrayed in <\/span>1776<\/span><\/i>. Rhode Island drank the whole time, some just followed what others said, New York always abstain, and the others either stayed quiet or were bullies. They seemed childish. They were not the image that I always had in mind of the founding fathers. But again, it makes me question whether many were actually like that, or if it was exaggerated, or if they were even like that at all? Clearly there is some truth in the film though, and there must not have been a totally unanimous opinion on independence in the beginning. Something I didn\u2019t know was that there was a whole passage about the cruelness of slavery that was eventually cut out. It\u2019s interesting to see how this was the biggest divide in the nation for the longest time, even before we were actually a nation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Seeing these more comical and entertaining perspectives of history not only make history more interesting, but in some ways creates false ideas about what really happened. In this film, <\/span>1776<\/span><\/i>, it’s clear the founding fathers are portrayed less united and divine as they were thought to be, and in reality that is probably more true.\u00a0 There is bias in everything that is told, and the struggle is figuring out where the most truth is.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Both musicals, 1776 and Hamilton, present historical information in a very different, yet interesting way. It\u2019s told in a story form that is supposed to…<\/p>\n

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