Carl Sandburg And Arthur Ashe Remembered: A Comparative Analysis

A Lincoln Preface written by Carl Sandburg and Arthur Ashe Remembered written by John McPhee, both talked about significant and famous people in their respective careers. Each person wrote about a person who they looked up to and thought were spectacular people. Carl Sandburg wrote about Abraham Lincoln, who was the 16th president of the United States and president during the Civil War. John McPhee wrote about Arthur Ashe the first African American man to achieve greatness in tennis. They both talked about the life of these men and the achievements they accomplished through their life.

In A Lincoln Preface written by Carl Sandburg, Carl wrote about the life of Abraham Lincoln. Carl wrote about a man he admired, that he believed was awe-inspiring,

quoted multiple people and Lincoln’s achievements to show it. While reading through his work you can feel Carl's admiration toward Lincoln, his many achievements and how he wanted to show how exceptional Lincoln was. His goal was achieved when his six-volume work about Lincoln is now considered the definitive biography of the former president. He just wanted to convey that Lincoln was an exceptional man, even among multiple other splendid men through history.
In Arthur Ashe Remembered John McPhee talked about Arthur Ashe the first African American man to achieve greatness in tennis. John talked about Ashe’s early childhood of how he experienced tragedy with his mother and even how much he practiced tennis as a young boy. John then went on to talk about Ashes impressions on the court, how he was always calm and collected no matter what. As well, he spoke about Ashe’s many achievements like winning Wimbledon in 1975, which was a great marking in history of tennis. John McPhee wanted to convey through all of this that Ashe was a man to be admired and one that you could draw inspiration from.
Carl Sandburg's written literary work on Abraham Lincoln expanded more on the life and events of Abraham Lincoln’s life. Through his work he talked about many events of Lincoln’s life and even quoted what Lincoln has said during said events. Carl has even gone through and found quotes other people have said about Lincoln and added them to help view what other people thought of Lincoln. So with all the quotes and events added to Lincoln’s life Carl Sandburg successfully expanded upon Lincoln’s life.