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Lincoln preps his points in paragraph 2 by starting to discuss the men that died on the battlefield that they are standing on at the moment.

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The first paragraph is interesting because it sets up the entire speech. It is important because it hints at Lincoln’s disappointment in that state of the country. It refers to “better times” in a way. It makes me wonder though, how dedicated the founding fathers were to the idea that all men are created equal. Lincoln says they were, but the equality the founding father’s worked towards was for white men, not for women or black people or Native Americans.

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Freedom is living in a country that is united and not divided. Freedom is not worrying about walking outside and seeing a battefield, family slaughtering family.