William Hazlitt's nineteenth-century essay, "On the Want of Money," focuses on the bad side of not having money through a very imaginative-negative essay. Hazlitt focuses on the difference between having money and not having money even though he does not know the actual effects of not having money, towards what life the person is going to lead to. Poverty will only get a person to a certain place while money can give importance to once life. Being poor will only cause a loss and neglection of friends, a cast away in one's own country. There will be no option but to live a crappy life, yet again there are those who can try to thrive in life, some may fail while others may succeed. Being wealthy, as Hazlitt explains, can cause attention from all classes, new and more friends, acceptance from the government/country, be respected, have a place to die with people to care for your will, there will be someone to commemorate your genius and misfortunes.
Tone: Negative/positive
Rhetorical Terms: Imagery: "...marry your landlady..."
Imagery: "...sit at a desk in some public office..."
Allusion: "...or to go out to the East or West Indies..."
Imagery: "...crowd round your coffin..."
Imagery: "...thrown into the background-or a goal (jail)..."
Discussion Questions: Clarification:
Application: How does money affect our daily life?
Style: Does Hazlitt's negative portrayal of poverty cause a desire for richness?
Quotation: "One cannot get on well in the world without money."
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illiam Hazlitt's nineteenth-century essay, "On the Want of Money," focuses on the bad side of not having money through a very imaginative-negative essay. Hazlitt focuses on the difference between having money and not having money even though he does not know the actual effects of not having money, towards what life the person is going to lead to. Poverty will only get a person to a certain place while money can give importance to once life. Being poor will only cause a loss and neglection of friends, a cast away in one's own country. There will be no option but to live a crappy life, yet again there are those who can try to thrive in life, some may fail while others may succeed. Being wealthy, as Hazlitt explains, can cause attention from all classes, new and more friends, acceptance from the government/country, be respected, have a place to die with people to care for your will, there will be someone to commemorate your genius and misfortunes.
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