Davy lived in the late eighteenth and the first half of the nineteenth century, while Chaka Fattah began his career in American politics in the late twentieth century. Comparing these two personalities, is like comparing the North and the South pole. Davy lead a very rough and tough type of life, frequently changing his place of operations and type of activities, Chaka has lead a very stable life, and completely focused on politics of Pennsylvania and the national matters only.Almost all aspects of both are in remarkable contrast to each other. In fact there is no similarity between the two. Background Davy was born in a relatively poor family of a tavern owner, and had no formal education.
Davy’s childhood was almost like a vagabond. All that Davy learnt were the skills like carpentry and hunting. He never stayed at one place in his childhood. Still worst, most of his formative years were spent without the shelter of parents.
(Lofaro Michael A. )Chaka has good academic background. He has been to city public schools, college and universities to get a Masters degree. (background) Personal life There are reasons to believe that Davy had strained relations with his parents and immediate family, as he had been wandering in various cities, most of his childhood.
He also had two marriages. (wikipedia) In sharp contrast, there is no evidence to prove Chaka having any dispute with any one, and is happily married to a Television anchor. (biography) CareerDavy began his career with the military services, came to national politics through Tennessee, and is known for his rift with President Andrew Jackson. Disenchanted with politics, he later moved to Texas, to fight for its independence.
( Lofaro Michael A. ) Chaka’s career started with politics in Pennsylvania, and he is now serving his sixth term in U. S. house of representatives. He has had a very stable, developing career, and except politics, he has never adopted any other profession.
( biography)Accomplishments :One of the major accomplishments of Davy, as a political power, was in fighting for the land reforms. His efforts on this front were commendable. (Lofaro Michael A. ) He was also as staunch opponent of wasteful expenditure of the Government. (wikipedia) On the other hand, Chaka has contributed substantially to the reforms in education system of the United States.
He is the architect of ‘ gaining early awareness and readiness for undergraduate program’ and this program has met with a phenomenal success. (biography)Popularity Many publications were published when Davy’s political career was at its peak in the first and second decade of the nineteenth century. (Lofaro Michael A. ) This did popularize his image, but it was the media which made him a hero, after his death. This started with a three episode serial, based on his life, prepared by Walt Disney, in 1954. ( wikipedia).
On the other hand, Fattah has become popular because of the work he has done for the American public, especially to improve the facilities for school , college and University level education. His work speaks on his behalf.Conclusion Davy Crockett was a ‘rough and tough’ type of a person, who had no formal education. It is apparent that deliberate attempts were being made to make himself popular. Even though he was not educated, he had so many books written on him, is a proof to support this point.
He was the ‘imposing’ type of character.While he had done commendable work on the land reforms. His life is an example of constant shifts. He is perhaps the only character, to become more popular after his death, that too with the help of entertainment media. Chaka Fattah is a highly educated person with ample clarity of thoughts about his activities.
He has contributed greatly to the development of Pennsylvania in the last two decades, and the whole of United States has benefited from his foresight on education policies.
