A study guide for our Puritan Unit. Answer the following questions in complete sentences and submit to turnitin.com before the end of class. Puritan Plain Style 1. Describe the characteristics of Puritan Plain Style. a. The main characteristics of Puritan Plain Style are that it was very straightforward‚ and it did not really have to be too deep. Also‚ it did not use many figures of speech and it was very simple writing. 2. Compare and contrast the main themes of “To My Dear and
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It can also be explained in regards to the earlier mentioned Puritan tradition. The great expectations that both Europeans and Americans initially had for the New World are integrated in the latter-day Americans and give them the notion that they are a special people with a peculiar and promising country. These long inherited notions have made Americans impatient with troubling issues‚ have convinced them that true love can be found just around the corner and that any human relationship can be corrected
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of the Puritan Society In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter‚ he reveals through his cynical narrator‚ a description of vile disdain for the Puritan community. Using diction and carefully employed position of language‚ his opinion of their character is greatly projected on the screen of the reader’s mind. The narrator is able to acutely reveal the hypocrisy and savage disposition that encapsulated the religious Puritans. The readers are shown the irony behind the hypocritical Puritans through
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Puritan Gender Roles Puritan beliefs were very strict and proper. They believed in a close correlation between church and government. One huge belief that they lived by was gender roles. These roles were ingrained in their society‚ seeing women as inferior. (Puritans). All puritans were expected to live by this‚ having the idea that there is a strict right and wrong. The Puritan belief of gender roles are not necessary or fair in society. Puritans had many reasons for this belief that they saw logical
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The Puritan worldview is that anything that is not God’s will is meaningless and everything that happens is God’s will. If something that you are doing doesn’t involve God‚ then it’s futile and there is no reason to be doing it. They also believe that hard work is very important and that everything should be plain and simple. Nothing fancy. The three authors we read from expressed their Puritan ideas by including God in their writings. Almost all of them use biblical allusions to help their audience
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looks at history as a reflection of changes in societal norms and expectations. Erikson re-visits his look at historical happenings of the Puritans in his novel “Wayward Puritans: A Study in the Sociology of Deviance”. By examining several “crime waves” throughout history‚ Erikson points out several aspects of how we see deviance. After researching Puritan lifestyle and the corresponding influences of deviance‚ Erikson explores the Antinomian Controversy‚ the Quaker Invasion‚ and the Witches of
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Ben Parsell Dr. Castaldo English 11‚ Period 2 October 1‚ 2013 Remnants of a Puritan Legacy: The American Work Ethic What is the first thing that we as Americans think about when we hear Puritanism? For many‚ religion is the main idea that comes to mind. The Puritans were a very devoutly religious group as a whole. Religion had a strong influence on all of their actions. And they often used religion to explain things they themselves couldn’t. William Bradford writes‚ “These troubles being blown
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Today and throughout all of history‚ there have been many different groups that have had their own ideas about death. Specifically‚ in the late 1500s to the early 1800s‚ the Puritans‚ Revolutionaries‚ and Romantics each had their own different and unique views of death that impacted their literature and ways of life. The Puritans’ view of death was that once someone died they were sent to either heaven or hell‚ to whichever God predestined them. However‚ they believed that most people were sent to
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ironic was when New England was settled. Two good examples of the irony during the settlement of New England were the religious and political repressions. The religious repression in New England was a great example of irony. This is so because Puritan separatist groups moved across an ocean to find religious freedom. Some went to Holland‚ but they quickly realized that Dutch culture was not for them. In consequence‚ some separatists moved to the New World. When they got to New England and landed
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Enlightenment‚ transcendentalism‚ and puritan theology: 3 philosophies that shaped 3 centuries in America. Since the time periods of each philosophy overlapped with the others‚ all 3 had similarities as well as differences. From these philosophies came different writers with different views‚ shaping American prose. A major Enlightenment author was Thomas Paine. Thomas Paine wrote a piece called "The Age of Reason." In this piece he fully encompassed the ideologies of the Enlightenment. These included
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