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A 4 page comparison and contrast of The Basic Annals of Emperor Gaozu and Plutarch’s Themistocles. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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an author will present their story, or their individual. While all history is expected to be objective the truth is often otherwise for all writers, even historians, desire that the
reader get a particular sense of an individual. Two examinations of individuals present the reader with different, and yet similar, stories of famous individuals. Those works are The Annals of
Emperor Gaozu and Plutarchs work on Themistocles. The following paper analyzes the presentation of both, while comparing and contrasting the two. The paper, overall, points out how the two are
very persuasive and reflective of the authors own ideals. Emperor Gaozu and Themistocles Both of these works present the reader with an almost mythological look at individuals. While
they are presented and told in very different ways they are both designed to perhaps, it seems, put the reader in a position of awe as it pertains to the
individual. In the case of Gaozu the author notes, for example, how he "had a prominent nose and a dragon-like face, with beautiful whiskers on his chin and cheeks....He always
had great ideas and paid little attention to the business the rest of his family was engaged in."i Such information is intended to ensure that the reader knows what an
important individual he was, and although it is clearly done in a different way than Plutarchs, which is serious and perhaps dry, it still imparts his importance. Plutarchs, as
mentioned, is a somewhat dry and serious work in comparison to the work on Gaozu. He, however, also works to impart the importance of this individual. For example, he states
how a teacher once said to Themistocles, ""At least there will be nothing petty about you, my boy. You are going to be a great man one way or the
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