Puritans seem to have unrealistic beliefs compared to those of today. Edward Taylor and Anne Bradstreet share how they got through rough times in the form of poetry with the help of their beliefs in God. Taylor’s formal poem “Upon Wedlock, And Death of Children” tells a story about the time he loses his children. Bradstreet’s “Here Follows Some Verses upon the Burning of Our House” is a story when she loses her house due to a fire. Each author gets through their individual problems by self-reflection and accepting God’s decisions. In the end of each poem, they are grateful for God to give them a chance to live a certain way. As the poem progresses to the finale, the authors learn about self-importance; the realization to move on and accept
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One’s reaction would differ since typically, if a person loses their house and/or belongings, they would accumulate sad and bitter feelings coming up with questions about why this incident would happen. When someone loses something cherished, they would be sad because the object would hold a certain significance, meaning, or memory for the owner. Bradstreet scolds herself for her selfishness when she realizes that God provided her with belongings “Then straight I’gin my heart to chide…Yet by His gift is made think own” (Bradstreet 36-49). Bradstreet is first distraught by the loss, thinking positively and reasoning about the situation helped her put her mind at ease. Believing that these things are a gift from God and not her own was all she needed to realize that the loss of her home is not as bad as she thinks it would be. Overall, the shift in her mood/reaction is because of her …show more content…
Bradstreet thinks positively and neglects the negativity that was bound to her from the beginning. She is overwhelmed with sadness as she witnesses flames consume her belongings “And to me heart did cry...my sorrow eyes did cast...my pleasant things in ashes lie” (Bradstreet 7, 21, 26). Her obvious choice of words in her poem express her emotion of despair as she witnesses her house turn into ash. The items she lost due to the fire weren’t just everyday objects, but they also hold her most fond memories. She then considers God’s thoughtfulness of lending these cherished things which makes her understand that they weren’t hers “Yet by His gift is made think own” (Bradstreet 49). Anne Bradstreet is thankful that God has given her these gifts to use. She acknowledges God’s powers and that his decisions always have a good reason. Her Puritan beliefs helped her get through a hard time in her life, like Edward
One’s reaction would differ since typically, if a person loses their house and/or belongings, they would accumulate sad and bitter feelings coming up with questions about why this incident would happen. When someone loses something cherished, they would be sad because the object would hold a certain significance, meaning, or memory for the owner. Bradstreet scolds herself for her selfishness when she realizes that God provided her with belongings “Then straight I’gin my heart to chide…Yet by His gift is made think own” (Bradstreet 36-49). Bradstreet is first distraught by the loss, thinking positively and reasoning about the situation helped her put her mind at ease. Believing that these things are a gift from God and not her own was all she needed to realize that the loss of her home is not as bad as she thinks it would be. Overall, the shift in her mood/reaction is because of her …show more content…
Bradstreet thinks positively and neglects the negativity that was bound to her from the beginning. She is overwhelmed with sadness as she witnesses flames consume her belongings “And to me heart did cry...my sorrow eyes did cast...my pleasant things in ashes lie” (Bradstreet 7, 21, 26). Her obvious choice of words in her poem express her emotion of despair as she witnesses her house turn into ash. The items she lost due to the fire weren’t just everyday objects, but they also hold her most fond memories. She then considers God’s thoughtfulness of lending these cherished things which makes her understand that they weren’t hers “Yet by His gift is made think own” (Bradstreet 49). Anne Bradstreet is thankful that God has given her these gifts to use. She acknowledges God’s powers and that his decisions always have a good reason. Her Puritan beliefs helped her get through a hard time in her life, like Edward