noun. Mayonnaise is a colloid. Mayonnaise is a colloid. The definition of a colloid is a combination of molecules mixed through other substances that will not settle out or join with the other substance. Mayonnaise and blood are both examples of colloids.
The story's opening operates on a contrast. At the same time that it introduces the reader to Jonathanâs constructive outlook, it obliquely references the extent of the war's devastation. Jonathan not only considers himself lucky, but has an almost dazed optimism in his manner and attitude.
At his Second Inaugural Address, Lincoln had announced the imperative duty of the American people to proceed with malice toward none; with charity toward all...to finish the work we are in; to bind up the nation's wounds. Such a stance continued to draw criticism, with many still finding Lincoln to be overly soft in his plans for the rebels.