Vidal's Lincoln

Gore Vidal’s “Lincoln” was an excellent narrative of the Presidency of Abraham Lincoln. Through Vidal’s portrayal of the personality of Lincoln and the people surrounding him it was easy to get an idea of the leadership role that Lincoln played during his presidency. After reading many accounts of Lincoln during my research for my paper, I found that Vidals account was extremely accurate. Most interesting was the commanding yet passive relationship that Lincoln …

…bouts with headaches and her preoccupation with dreams portrays a woman who is very needy of her husbands attention. Lincoln maintains his leadership with ease. The death of his son which has also been written about in books such as, “The Unfinished Nation”, and “Lincoln, Father to an Army and a Nation” talks about how devisated Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln was at this time. Still, as the book portrays, Lincoln goes on with his duties.