New Way Home-Who’ll Follow‚ & Hope Leslie‚ take a different look at these changes that were taking place. In a New Way Home-Who’ll Follow‚ Caroline Kirkland introduces the reader to a women’s journey westward. She gives detailed accounts of things women should bring on the trip westward. Kirkland "advises any of my friends who are about flitting to Wisconsin or Oregon‚ to prefer a heavy lumber wagon over a fashionable wagon (36). This statement shows how concern for looks over quality could not
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toleration in America and the advancement of women in society. Anne Hutchinson was "a magnetic woman of extraordinary talent and intellect" as well as a woman "who quickly gained respect among Boston’s women as a midwife‚ healer‚ and spiritual counselor" (AP‚ p. 92). Although Hutchinson is documented to have been banished as a religious dissenter‚ the real motive for her persecution was that she challenged the submissive role of women in Puritan society by standing up and expressing her own
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England in the 1620s was filled with tension between the Puritans and King James I and his son Charles I. Their primary goal for their country was to revive Roman Catholicism and rid of any religions that would not conform; so‚ they mainly targeted Puritans. This intolerance motivated the Puritans to pursue their economic interests (which later turned into religious interests) and establish a place for themselves in the New England colonies in 1630. What they originally intended was to create a colony
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of Harvard originated which was originally meant to train ministers and over half of the graduating students became congressional divines. we can also depict the lives of the puritan women in New England. some historians depict the colonial period as a "golden age" for women. "Surviving letters indicate that men and women generally accommodated themselves to the gender roles
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nature of the era ’s masculinity‚ Hawthorne struggled to rationalize and justify his writing career with the imagined indictment of his Puritan forefathers that he was a ‘mere scribbler‚ a story-teller’” (Lucia).Within the 1820’s when Hawthorne’s writing was first being published the world was going through a shift within itself. In the midst of woman’s suffrage‚ women were being seen for more than just being capable of bearing children‚ and tending to homes. “Without delving too deeply into psychology
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1. The New England colonies were characterized by greater social stability than both the southern and middle colonies. They were different mainly because of their geography. Unlike the New England colonies‚ the southern and middle colonies were far apart and had created their own individualistic societies when they settled‚ because they were so spread out. The New England colonies were very close together due to their mountainous geography so it was easy for them to maintain contact and have an organized
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economic hunger. In England‚ clashes between Catholics and Protestants‚ brought upon by the establishment of the Church of England in 1531 by King Henry VIII‚ placed many in complete disarray. The Separatist‚ befittingly termed‚ were a group of puritans sought out an escape from the institutionalize corruption and rituals practiced by both faiths. They believed solely in the authority of the Bible‚ and viewed unfounded rituals and means to reach salvation as corrupt. They also believed in society
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Hawthorne’s Tone Phillip Vernon Hawthorne’s tone towards the Puritans is critical while his tone towards Hester is admiring. His criticism is apparent when he points out the Puritan’s hypocrisy‚ as well as when he shows respect for people and ideas that seem oppositional to Puritan beliefs. Hawthorne’s admiration for Hester becomes clear both when he describes her physical beauty‚ and her independence. The Puritans are‚ at times‚ extremely hypocritical. They strive to create a Utopia in
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establish the whole relation between man and woman on a surer ground of mutual happiness” (ch. 24). The Scarlet Letter; where there is a woman‚ a husband‚ and a lover. A story where women are downgraded‚ humiliated‚ punished‚ and judged for their actions. It is an obvious that eras have changed as well as customs‚ women now have a say in our government. Therefore‚ we mainly focus on two political issues that have affected our society‚ feminism and sexism. We go in depth of researching how their definitions
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Anne Hutchinson was a Puritan woman whose acts of not agreeing with the Puritan doctrine had her excommunicated from the church. Anne did not believe that the people were predestined to go to Heaven or Hell but it would be determined based on their works. Accused of Blasphemy Anne was sent to court because of her actions which is now known as the Anne Hutchinson versus Massachusetts case. This case shows the effects of Political‚ Social and Historical. In the Puritan days‚ the government’s choices
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