Early American Writers
In the literature of early American writers there is one common trait
among all the writings: religion. Among Anne Bradstreet and Jonathan Edwards
all speak of their opinion of religion, god, heaven, and material things.
Anne Bradstreet was a puritan wife, originally from England but then
moved to America. Upon moving and settling into her home, her poems became full
of emotion and spoke about concerns from her heart. She was religious and
believed that men had superiority over women.
A common concern in these religious writers was the unimportance of
material things on Earth. In Bradstreet's Upon the Burning of Our House July
10th, 1666, her house was burned to the ground. Nevertheless, she did not shed
to many tears because she knew that "Thou hast an house on high erect," meaning
that her real home was in heaven. She found comfort in god and her belief in
her made her strong and able to move on in her life. When she starts thinking
about all her......
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