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A Model of Chirstian Charity by John Winthrop (Puritans)
As one of the leaders of the Puritans, Winthrop wrote this to convince his fellow Puritans to move to the New World and to "act as a city upon a hill" to prove to the world that they can survive. Winthrop wrote about not sinning and behaving well in order to have eternal life and live it well. -
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Literature
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Of Plymouth Plantation by William Bradford (Pilgrims)
This is a brief autobiography of William Bradford explaining the hard times of the pilgrims and how they worked hard toward their goals. In this story everything that happened was determined by God. That reflects the beleifs of all Pilgrims at the time. -
The Devil And Tom Walker (Anti-Transcendentalism)
One day in Boston Massachussetts in the year of 1727, Tom Walker is on his way home he decides to walk through the woods. When he goes into the woods he sees the devil and the devil wants to make a deal with Tom but Tom declines. When he gets home his wife tells Tom that he should have made the deal so she goes into the woods with silver to look for the devil in hopes of making the deal. When Tom looks for her he finds an apron with her organs inside it. -
Sinners in the Hand of an Angry God by Jonathon Edwards (Puritans)
Edwards uses pathos to scare all of the non-christian people in order to get them to convert. He says that if they don't convert they will all die and go to hell. This reflects the Puritans because they all believed you needed to be good to god and believe in him in order to live a good life. -
The Autobiography by Ben Franklin (Age of Reason)
Benjamin Franklin tells the story of how he started with nothing at all and made his way to the top. When in Philadelphia he worked hard and became a very important person through his 13 virtues. This reflects the Age of Reason because it is all about his ownself, not focused on God. -
Thanatopsis by William Cullen Bryant (Romanticism)
This is a depressing story for most people that says that what we do in life doesn't matter at all, everyone will die. There are more people dead than alive and death brings everyone together. When you die all you become is a part of the earth's surface and nothing more. Brings the belief of Romanticism because it talks about nature and how it is important in life and we aren't important. -
The Minister's Black Veil by Nathaniel Hawthorne (Anti-Transcendentalism)
This was a story about a preacher who lived a normal life until he decided he needed to wear a black veil over his face. The veil over his face represented the secret sin he had and he believed that everyone else shows there secret sin in some way. -
Nature by Ralph Waldo Emerson (Transcendentalism)
Emerson talks about the beauty of nature and the stars and says the stars are unblievable because we can't have them. This reflects the Transcendentalists views because they thought nature was beatiful. -
Self-Reliance by Emerson (Transcendentalism)
A short story written to have people to appreciate nature and its beauty. Also it reflects the transcendental views because it talks about the need of nature is a man's life and its importance. -
Civil Disobedience by Thoreau (Transcendentalism)
Thoreau refuses to pay the taxes because he doesn't support the Spanish-American War that was going on at the time. He spends time in jail until someone bails him out. This was important to transcendentalist because he represented a group that stood for what they believed in and enjoyed simplicity. -
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (Anti-Transcendentalism)
A story about a woman named Hester that committed adultery and is standing on a scaffold in front of everyone. Her secret lover, Reverend Dimmesdale doesn't confess until the very end of the book on judgement day. Roger Chillingworth, Hester's ex-husband becomes obssessed with the case and seeks revenge on Dimmesdale. -
The Crucible by Arthur Miller (Puritan)
This was a story about a group of women that performed withcraft and convinced their entire town of salem that they were possessed by the devil. John Proctor wasn't allowed to be free unless he confessed to his sin. This reflects Puritans because they believed that in order to live a good life, you must behave well. -
Walden by Thoreau (Transcendentalism)
Thoreau goes two years where he tries to emphasize the importance of simplicity by living in a shack on Walden lake on Emerson's property. This reflects the importance of simplictiy and nature to the transcendentalists.
