Question

Explain how parson mason weems fictional story of a young george washington chopping down a tree and then not being able to tell his father a lie when confronted about it illustrates a cultural trend of the time

Answer 1

He was trying to make Washington into a role model for the people at that time. People wanted to know about Washington’s private life, and by constructing this story, he was trying to create a positive leader that people could look up to.