The sun in the golden cat basically symbolizes the attitude of the poem. It is a happy poem, in contrast the cat and the moon is more gloomy. Hope this helps! Also are you a k12 student?
George Washington was in charge of the Continental Army during America's fight for independence from Great Britain. The reason why America sought independence from Britain in the first place is because Americans despised monarchical rule and King George. To make Washington a king would have been extremely backwards and hypocritical.
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