Founding Brothers, by Joseph Ellis, is extremely successful in taking the reader back in time in order for he or she to understand how fragile the nation was and how important luck was in the …show more content…
Years ago, the famous founders made great contributions to American history. Therefore, they are often viewed as heroic icons that were above the average colonist. Founding Brothers, by Joseph Ellis, manages to humanize views of the founders by relating them to the average man or woman. Ellis was able to show the influence and greatness of the founders while also showing that they had flaws. By titling his book Founding Brothers, Joseph Ellis connects the average reader to the founders in a brotherly way. In a brotherly relationship, each person views the other as a helpful friend. On the other hand, in a more formal mentorship-like relationship, one person views the other as his superior. Joseph Ellis manages to humanize the founders by explaining their flaws and related them to a brother and friends instead of to a