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For American Literature Colonial Notes For American Literature

Genre and Style Sermons, diaries, persona Narratives Sermons written in plain style rather than ornate Religious poetry

Characteristics Focuses on daily life, moral attitudes, and political unrest Literature is instructive, reinforces authority of the Bible and church

Historical Context Predestination: fate determined by God All are sinful and must be saved by Christ “Puritan" began as an insult by traditional Anglicans to those who criticized or wished to "purify" the Church of England.

Examples Bradford's Of Plymouth Plantation Bradstreet’s “Upon the Burning of Our House” Edward's "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" Though not written during Puritan times, The Crucible & The Scarlet Letter depict life during the time when Puritan theocracy prevailed (1692, Salem Witch Trials).