In American Literature, the period of the Puritans sticks out as a time with many great authors. Two authors that stands out the most is William Bradford and Reverend Jonathan Edwards. Bradford was an author who wrote about the historical section of Puritan life, while Edwards was a great speaker who wrote sermons to give in front of his congregation. Although living in the same time period Reverend Jonathan Edwards and William Bradford used very different styles of writing.
Jonathan Edwards was a powerful speaker. He made his audience feel the words that he spoke. An example of this is in his speech, "Sinners in the hands of and angry God"" when he says ".hell is gaping for them, the flames gather and flash about them, and would fain lay hold of them and swallow them up."" Jonathan's speeches influenced the lives of many people. His congregations feared sinning. They fainted and cried at his services. Edwards was one of the pastors who were greatly involved in the Great Awakening. He spoke most of his sermons during this time and people listened. Jonathan Edwards author of "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" expresses his feelings in a story that tells God is not a man to mess with and that we are all bad people that are condemned to eternal damn nation. There is no way to become saved unless we are born-again, he uses this to persuade people to convert back to Puritanism and this worked for a small amount of !.
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In writing, praise and everyday living the Puritans favored the ordinary and simple. William Bradford wrote in what is considered the 'plain style.' This form of writing was used by many Puritan authors and was thought to be direct and to the point. The plain style consisted of simple sentences and everyday used language. It never had figures of speech and especially not any imagery. A good example of this style is found in the passage from Bradford's Of Plymouth Plantation, "They began now to gather in the small harvest they had, and to fit up their houses against winter, being all well recovered in health and strength and had all things in good plenty.
This fact was true even in the times of John Smith and William Bradford. ... William Bradford chose to write in 1st person. ... William Bradford was a settler who arrived at Plymouth on the Mayflower. ... William Bradford made much more general statements about what was going on around him. ... Of the two writers, William Bradford was the more objective. ...
Graham Anderson 2/07/02 William Bradford vs. John Smith It does not take close scrutiny to see that both John Smith's essay "A Description of New England," and the excerpts from Of Plymouth Plantation, by William Bradford, are both a collogue of elaborated ad dilated truths. ... Or overlook the exaggeration of William Bradford when he said about the Indians "the barbarians showed them no small kindness in refreshing them, but these savage barbarians, when they met them were readier to fill their sides with arrows than otherwise- One must in this reading look to all ...
In William Bradford's OF Plymouth Plantations, the literature comes across as being very effective due to the fact of it being written in a story based form. There are many references to God throughout Bradford's literature which indicates that religion had a major impact on the everyday lives of many if not all. ... Bradford uses such strong words in the passages that the whole point of what is trying to be said is magnified intensely. ... Bradford's writings are definitely documents of survival as well as having other effects among readers. ...
This paper examines the motivations of the explorer Christopher Columbus and the colonist William Bradford in coming to the New World. ... A Comparison Between the Writings of Christopher Columbus and William Bradford Introduction This paper shall examine the motivations of the explorer Christopher Columbus and the colonist William Bradford in coming to the New World. ... William Bradford William Bradford's Of Plymouth Plantation is perhaps the best source for addressing his initial experiences within the New World, as his journals were all written in retrospect and therefore th...
Although John Smith and William Bradford lived in the same tiem period and were both adventuring int a new world, their writing style differed greatly. ... This made the writing intersting and more understandable than Bradford's. ... Also, Bradford's style was much different than Smith's. ... Bradford's was filled with interesting information, but Smith's was presented in a n easier format than Bradford's. ... Bradford didn't embellish what happened, an dhe told everything as it occured. ...
Reflections of John Winthrop and William Bradford The writings of John Winthrop and William Bradford take on a puritan style, which reflects their motives and way of thought. ... It is evident that Bradford's writings are capable of showing dignity, practicality, compassion, humility, and endurance. ... However his beliefs, like those of Bradford, are for the better of his society. ... Bradford's style of writing is similar to the Geneva Bible. ... Bradford writes, "I shall not need to name particulars," meaning he chooses not to mislabel Mr. ...
A Comparison Between the Writings of Christopher Columbus and William Bradford Introduction This paper shall examine the motivations of the explorer Christopher Columbus and the colonist William Bradford in coming to the New World. ... William Bradford William Bradford's Of Plymouth Plantation is perhaps the best source for addressing his initial experiences within the New World, as his journals were all written in retrospect and therefore the contents were potentially lost or altered in some manner. ... As where Columbus's texts can be perceived as a work of fiction, so ca...
John Smith and William Bradford, both explorers and leaders, had two very different purposes for their writings. ... William Bradford, however, had a different purpose for his writings. ... William Bradford wrote to speak of his people and their doings. ... John Smith and William Bradford set out to make a point, although both very different both got he point across. ... John Smith and William Bradford succeeded....
Bradford and Bradstreet's Similarities During the time of 1590 to 1672 two American writers William Bradford and Anne Bradstreet wrote some of the best works of there time. ... Next, there are similarities in what Bradford and Bradstreet wrote about. Bradford, like Bradstreet, wrote about his experiences in the colonies. ... Bradford has record of his wife's death in Of Plymouth Plantation . ... These are three of the similarities that can be found between William Bradford, and Anne Bradstreet. ...
