Answer:
This is an eample of a metaphor.
Explanation:
A metaphor is a word or phrase used to describe something as if it was something else. Dont get it confused with a simile, a similie is where you would say one thing is LIKE the other.
The author was a good doctor because even though he was told he would never be a surgeon, he threw away his fears and operated on Robin. After the operation, Robin was completely healed. Though the author was told he would never be a surgeon, he proved everyone wrong by throwing away his fears and worked hard.
Thomas Jefferson, having been a big fan of the Enlightenment philosopher John Locke, talks specifically about how when a government becomes tyrannical, it is within the rights of the people to replace that government.
