He specifically references that “all people are born equal; every person has the right to live to be happy and free”. This appeals to the American reader making them think Ho Chi Minh is trying to do the right thing for his country. He also references several times that “Viet Nam is already a free Country”. He talks about them defeating the French, and then being sold to the Japanese. They gained their freedom from all these countries so as Ho Chi Minh states in the last paragraph “Viet Nam has the right to be free and independent and, in fact, has become free and independent. Minh states that by the French fleeing their county and then with the Japanese surrender after WWII that they have been the Democratic Republic of Vietnam and should be recognized as free …show more content…
This is a very demanding statement where Minh shows that both the French and Japanese are no longer in control or involved with their country. The French deserted them and sold them, and after WWII, the Japanese abandoned them as well. Through all these events, Vietnam has risen above those who have tried to hold them back, imprison them, rob them and mistreated them to become and independent nation. Minh does an excellent job showing how his people have fought and struggled to establish their freedom and how they should be recognized as “the Democratic Republic of