The Ad(d)am's Family

Yes, I took a lame shot at a pun to start off this next blog. Don't be too quick to judge. It DOES NOT deal with Gomez or Uncle Fester but rather the letters from John and Abigail Adams. When analyzing letters, one must remember that the targeted audience is for one person, making it a lot different than novels or poetry.

Considering this, I expected a lot of endearment and personal matters to be discussed between the couple. Surprisingly, they seemed to stick to business when exchanging letters. There was a repetitive nature in their letters to one another. They seemed to talk about business, especially the fate of the country at the hands of the British. The only exceptions were the few times that John was upset that Abigail didn't tell John about the smallpox breakout back home and his exhaustion with all of the meetings in Philadelphia. His vulnerability and anxiousness made him seem like less of an immortal founding father figure and more like an ordinary man: one that we can relate to.