response to mbechler

It's interesting that Jefferson made the extra effort to repeat "He" 18 times in the Declaration, and even more interesting and daring is that he fashioned this document at all. "He" is followed by negative things throughout the document: "He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people," Jefferson directly criticizes The King, the person at the higest position of the largest world power at that time; it is so remarkable that he or other statesmen weren't killed soon after writing/signing this. Many of them may have expected certain death. "Certainty? In this world nothing is certain but death and taxes." (Benjamin Franklin) More on track with Mike's question, I believe that writing "He" at the beginning of the 18 paragraphs emphasized how strongly he and the other Revolutionary leaders felt about the injustices the King had committed and was committing. This question can also be interpreted differently. Someone might think Jefferson wrote eloquently at the beginning of the document that set up the section where he would just list the wrongdoings of the King. Each opinion is valid and the question poses a great springboard for further discussion and ideas.