Native American
A symbol, story, pattern, character type that is found in literature in many cultures regardless of time period.
A archetype.
People leaving their homeland because of religious persecution, they based government on religious law, and they had a strong belief in witches/the devil.
The pilgrims.
True or False: Colonial literature did not dehumanize indigenous populations around them.
False.
Supernatural explanation of how the world began, and how people began to inhabit it.
A creation story.
A speech with a religious message.
A sermon.
Thomas Paine.
Explanation of how natural phenomenon came to be, or why society has certain beliefs and customs.
A origin story.
Plain style.
The age of reason is where people began to believe that god gave us a reason, a connection between light and dark, and good and evil.
Rationalism.
List at least one of the popular Native American tribes mentioned while learning.
Dakota, Cherokee, Iroquois, Huron
A belief that if you go to heaven/hell is determined when a person is born.
Predestination.
Non-denominational, believes that people are inherently good, all humans can be better tomorrow than today. Also the idea that God wants us to be happy.
Deism.
A character archetype prominent figure in oral myths, frequently an animal that speaks and displays other human traits. Often has a 2-sided personality and cannot be trusted.
A trickster.
A puritan writer that wrote Upon the Burning of our House.
Anne Bradford.
A writing that seems normal the first time read, but has hidden messages of life lessons in context.
Aphorism.