The Puritan's Writing Style Of The Colonial Period

literature, there were new ideas constantly being added to the American way of writing, that showed emotion and were religiously based.This style or form was unheard of, but eventually grew throughout the colonies. In early American literature, most writings were based upon a religious view that held great weight throughout the colonial regions. The Puritans were the main religious group that influenced the literature of the time period and they held strict values that had grave consequences. They followed

puritans to the New World. When people wanted to give up he pushed them to keep moving. Bradford believed in something, stood for it, and did something about it. It was because of him that the Puritans could live and have freedom of beliefs. His writings were historical narratives. He talked about the lifestyle of Puritans. He wrote Of Plymouth Plantation, which was about the colony’s first years in America. Bradford gives a telling account of how the Pilgrims were forced to flee to Holland in 1608

explain the Puritan’s ideology and their characteristics about poetry. And also I will give an example from Anne Bradstreet and Edward Taylor for Puritan poetry. Puritanism, begun in England in the 17th century, was a radical Protestant movement to reform the Church of England. Firstly I want to start with their ideology. According to Puritans, poet should seem little bit opposition as Puritans rejected with the practice of using metaphor and verbal flourishes in their speech and writing. The Puritan

The American Dream: Colonial Period The colonial period gave birth to an idea that would go on to cultivate itself into the minds of all people. Regardless of race, religion, or gender, the American Dream became an embodiment of the goals set forth in society for all individuals. Variations of this dream arose from person to person as the dream took on several different forms. As Jim Cullen states in his book, The American Dream: A Short History of an Idea That Shaped a Nation, “…there is no one

From the Puritan writers of the 17th century to the post-Civil War period of American Realism and Naturalism, American culture and writing has evolved dramatically. The shift of style and semantics in the literary works of Anne Bradstreet to Bret Harte directly follows the transformation of the empowerment of women. The continuously changing and developing roles of women are evident in historical events that left an everlasting impression on the developing literature of American history. Although

(Bradstreet A: 208). Bradstreet’s comment, “It is but vain unjustly to wage war” was a commentary on society during this period (Bradstreet A: 209). In her view, to seek gender equality would be pointless; however, she argued that women are capable of producing quality writing, that they should be acknowledged for it and that they have a right to express themselves (Osbourne). 3. When writing concerning her biological children, Bradstreet exhibited a wide range of emotions. She expressed love throughout