Everyone in the world strives for a sense of security and dependability throughout their lives. Whether it be a young child crying for their mother or a troubled adult looking to a loved one, it is human nature that we function at a higher, more confident, level when we’re comforted by the knowledge that someone will be there for us when we need them. In William Bradford’s “Of Plymouth Plantation”, it is no different.
Throughout the manuscript Bradford points to God as being not only a major influence but also possessing a comforting, almost parent like, influence over the early settlers of New England. Whether it be their upbringings, or past teachings, the in