The author is arguing that the death of Brown is something that cannot be understated or ignored; in effect, this marks the beginning of the war. ... In some ways, Brown was the ideas of the American Renaissance in human form. ... The American Renaissance was largely humanistic and romantic, taking into account the value of a person's life. As Brown was fighting literally fighting for the lives of people who were enslaved, he coincided perfectly with the humanistic ideals of the renaissance. ... His cataclysmic sacrifice was for his countrymen, an ideal that embodies many of thexn ideas h...

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