Background
3 major areas to that influenced early American writers
What are social, political, religious political changes?
Major Religion of the Massachusetts Bay Colony
What is Puritanism?
Types of liberty defined in Winthrop's writing
What are natural liberty and civil liberty?
This archetypal device is important in "How the World Began" and in the Iroquois Constitution
What is the tree of life archetype? 4 directions on compass; peace and stability
The fall of the Sky Woman and Good Mind and Evil Mind
What are archetypes?
Conditions that the Pilgrims faced when they reached the New World
What are starvation, extreme winters, lack of shelter, and attacks by Natives?
Major religion of Jamestown, Virginia
What is Anglican?
This was the theme on Rowlandson's captivity narrative
What is God's sovereignty?
Good Mind's 4 bag symbolized these.
What are the days of creation?
Smith changes these in A General History to A Description of New England
What is point of view and tone?
Term describes America as a place where a number of different races that have immigrated and united
What is "melting pot"?
Major religion of Plymouth Plantation
Separatists
These were used by Smith to convince people to move to New England?
What are religious, economic, social, and nationalistic appeals?
The Five Nations
Reference to stories of the Bible or mythology present in Early American writings
What are allusions?
Once the colonies were established American literature primarily focused on this.
What is religion?
This movement contributed to America's religious decline and embraces reason as the solution to man's problems
What is deism?
The writings of Bradford and Winthrop illustrate that the Pilgrims and Puritans saw themselves as type for which Biblical nation?
Good Mind overcomes these on his journey to visit his father
What is swimming a cataract, enduring flame, and wrestling the wind?
Mary Rowlandson's word choice in describing natives as "ravenous beasts" or "a company of wolves"
Had to occur before unique, authentic American literature could begin
What is dependence on English literature had to end?
Two leaders of the Great Awakenings in American
Who are George Whitfield and Jonathan Edwards?
This theme or idea dominates Early American Literature.
What is God's providence?
The result of this event was that the Natives ended up bringing Jamestown food
John Smith's capture