American poet Anne Bradstreet’s work has persevered as a literary representation of Puritanism and early America. Bradstreet wrote about God‚ about the new world‚ about her family‚ and domestic life. At first glance her poetry might seem purely Puritanical in form and in subject. However‚ when examined more deeply‚ Bradstreet’s poetry shows to be different and more complex‚ but showing signs of her religious doubts‚ her expression of personal emotions and thoughts‚ and her artistry. Her poems are
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have very different views on God and Christianity. Anne Bradstreet from the 1600’s has a humble understanding of God‚ while Johnathon Edwards‚ 1700’s‚ has a way to instill fear into his audience and getting them to convert to christianity. Both have two different ways of spreading the word of God. They pull emotions from the reader during and after they read. Bradstreet and Edwards both have very conflicting views on the Christian religion. Bradstreet is a humble servant of the Christian faith while
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conquered unknown lands. He “defeated and beheaded a succession of three Turkish officers in single combat” (Smith 58). Anne Bradstreet was a house wife that lived from 1612 to 1672 but was no less brave by showing her work when it was looked bad upon to do so by women. John Smith is a
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2. The two authors in this historical document experienced differing yet unexpected hardships. In Reverend Andrew Eliot’s letter to his brother he describes “a season which promised the greatest plenty that has been known for many years” (242). Eliot wrote this as a reminder of how life was prior to the invasion. The change in tone from the beginning of his letter gives a clear indication that Eliot was not expecting to be robbed of the pleasures of harvest time by invading forces. In addition Eliot
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between men and women. She was the wife of the second President of the United States and the mother of the sixth. Because of her position in life and American History her correspondence between her husband and many others has been preserved and gives readers a glimpse into American society during some of the most crucial events that shaped America as we know it. Though her words did not start a revolution of women rising up against men to claim equal rights‚ they did serve as inspiration and helped
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religion which adhered to religion‚ moral and social order. Anne Bradstreet was a Puritan that wrote poetry reflecting on what she had experienced as a woman‚ even though during this era women should not challenge societal norms. She wrote many poems that contained subliminal content within them. One poem that Bradstreet wrote‚ “In Honour of that High and Mighty Princess‚ Queen Elizabeth” was to the late Queen Elizabeth. She expresses her respect and gratitude to the Queen for being an extraordinary
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Admiration of Anne Bradstreets values as compared to those of Ben Franklin and Johnathan Edwards The relationships that people have with others has a severe impact on that person’s life‚ albeit many are good‚ some‚ though‚ are bad. How we choose to form‚ maintain and use these relationships is up to us‚ just as what they mean is up to us too. I will show the relationships of some writers and how they treat others‚ as an important value to me. Three writers of our era‚ Benjamin Franklin‚ Jonathan
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a period in order to learn about the people of that time’s culture and values. It allows every reader to actively participate as a historian when they evaluate a text. Two of Anne Bradstreet’s poems serve as perfect examples of this type of reading for history. The poems "In Memory of My Dear Grandchild Elizabeth Bradstreet‚ Who Deceased August‚ 1665‚ Being a Year and a Half Old" and "Here Follows Some Verses upon the Burning of Our House July 10th‚ 1666 Copied Out of a Loose Paper" can both be used
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As a female in a highly patriarchal society‚ Anne Bradstreet uses the reverse psychology technique to prove the point of her belief of unfair and unequal treatment of women in her community. Women who wrote stepped outside their appropriate sphere‚ and those who actually published their work frequently faced social censure. Compounding this social pressure‚ many women faced crushing workloads and struggled with lack of leisure for writing. Others suffered from an unequal access to education‚
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Double Bondage..Puritan and Women Being oppressed by their male counterparts‚ women were extremely disgruntled. As the quote explains‚ Anne Bradstreet’s “poetry must have been her outlet for her discontent.” This discontent stems from the oppression of women of her time. Women in Puritan society during the dawn of the New World in the English colonies were extremely oppressed‚ double-teamed by both religion and men. Puritan society in New England was a society with a strong patriarchal community
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