Thomas Paine had an influential career as a writer despite failing out of school and working various jobs, including apprenticing his father. Some of his most notable writings included Common Sense, The Crisis, and The Rights of Man, which advocated for personal freedom and rational thinking and helped drive soldiers during the American Revolution. Though he had a difficult early life without steady work, he was able to become a hugely impactful writer through his ability to convey important political messages in his works.

1. Ryne black Mrs. Neville 2a An Influential Writer or a Jobless Fool?

2. Thomas Paine

3. Early Life He failed out of school. He went job to job He apprenticed his father

4. Writings Common Sense The Crisis The Case of the Officers of Excise The Rights of Man

5. Place in The Enlightenment Personal freedom was very important to him by his writing he said” tyranny, like hell is not easily conquered. His rational thinking gave him the skills to write The Crisis which gave the soldiers the drive to succeed.

6. Most Interesting Fact I think the most interesting fact is that he went through so many different jobs to become just a simple writer. The fact that he can just pick up a pen and paper and write one of the most read and influential books in the world is incerdable.