Compare And Contrast Anne Bradstreet And John Smith

Times during the 16th and 17th century were not only vastly different, but changed a way of life for generations to come. People such as John Smith and Ann Bradstreet’s accounts of life gave influential insight into the trials and oppressions of the world during their time. The writings of Ann Bradstreet and John Smith coincides with the popular beliefs during their time, and in some instances their writings were far more advanced.

Not only did England come to the New World for religious freedom, they also came for a new start, wealth, and prosperity. With an unstable economy, inflation and poverty were weakening England’s government. The idea of seeking out new found wealth and profitable resources fueled the choice to come to America. Colonists,

Her advanced education includes the studying of history, literature, science and several languages. In fact, Bradstreet’s admiration of nature in “Contemplations” shows when she starts comparing God to the sun. In stanza six of “Contemplations” Bradstreet notes the significance of the sun by saying “Thy presence makes it day, thy absence at night.” In a sense, Bradstreet compared the presence of the sun and night to God always being there even though he cannot be seen. In the same way, although the sun cannot be seen at night its presence is always there. In addition, she also continues by noting that the Lord is so glorified, that humans are unworthy of looking at him. In reference to the sun, a person cannot stare at the sun for an extended period of time as though humans are also not worthy enough to look at it. Last but not least, Bradstreet’s comparison to God also suggested that “No earthly mold is worthy enough to approach God’s throne.S.7” Furthermore, in comparison to God’s throne, no human can come within 90 miles of the sun without incinerating; undoubtedly making Bradstreet’s comparison far more advanced than many works of literary art during her