4-Mercy at Appomat I. Text Analysis 9 Question: Contrast between Grant and Lee has long been studied. Can you find their similarities and dissimilarities in the article? General Similarities: Both looked " far into the future". With their mutual insights, the theme General of forgiveness and reconciliation could be For Reference Grant initiated Contrasts: Lee,symbolizing nobility and the aristocratic tradition of the old south Grant,symbolizing the self-made common man of the new North midwest and West W BTL E To be continued on the next page.W B T L E For Reference I. Text Analysis Question: Contrast between Grant and Lee has long been studied. Can you find their similarities and dissimilarities in the article? Similarities: Both looked “far into the future”. With their mutual insights, the theme of forgiveness and reconciliation could be initiated. Contrasts: Lee, “symbolizing nobility and the aristocratic tradition of the old South”; Grant, “symbolizing the self-made common man of the new North, Midwest and West”.  To be continued on the next page. Lesson 14 – Mercy at Appomattox General Lee General Grant