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The Puritan Legacy American Literature’s Colonial Roots

Remember the Pilgrims? © clipart.com

Pilgrims and Puritans The Pilgrims were part of a group of English Puritans called the “Separatists” who fled England. The Pilgrims traveled to America aboard the Mayflower and landed at Plymouth in Puritans is a general term for English Protestants who wanted to “purify” the Church of England. The Puritans objected to the Church of England. They wanted a simpler form of worship and organization.

What the Puritans Believed Religion is a personal, inner experience. Humans are wicked by nature, and most are damned. A chosen few can be saved through the grace of God. Hard work and success are signs of God’s grace. Education is essential in order to read the Word of God.

Grace: The Puritan Ideal Grace—God’s special favor—was the only way to escape Hell. People who had grace were among the “elect” (saved). People who did not have grace were among the “unregenerate” (damned).

Grace: The Puritan Ideal The presence of grace was demonstrated by how people acted. People with grace displayed self-reliance personal responsibility industriousness (hard work) temperance simplicity

Puritan Literature What the Puritans Read The Bible and other religious texts Why They Read Every person was responsible for reading and understanding the Bible.

Puritan Literature What the Puritans Wrote Sermons, essays, and poems on spiritual and religious subjects Diaries and histories that recorded inner and outer events of their lives Why They Wrote Puritans used writing to explore their lives for signs of grace and God.

Plain Style Puritans favored a plain style of writing. Plain style is a way of writing that stresses simplicity. Plain style emphasizes simple sentences and the use of everyday words from common speech avoids elaborate figures of speech and imagery “There is nothing between you and hell but the air; it is only the power and mere pleasure of God that holds you up.” from “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” by Jonathan Edwards

Salem: Believers Run Amok 1692—Girls suffer from mysterious illness in Salem, Massachusetts. Doctors blame witchcraft. Mass hysteria erupts; neighbors accuse one another. In the end, about 150 people were accused, and 20 were executed.

What Happened to the Puritans? The Age of Faith gradually gave way to the Age of Reason. Philosophers and scientists stressed the importance of using reason, rather than religion, to explain how the world operates. The Puritans didn’t disappear—their culture was absorbed into the colonial mainstream.

The Puritan Legacy In the United States, we generally value individual rights and responsibilities equality of individuals literacy and education spiritual and worldly rewards for hard work

What Have You Learned? 1.Puritans believed that religion was a personal, inner experience. a. trueb. false 2.Those who had grace were among the a. damnedb. unregeneratec. elect 3.A person with grace may display all of the following characteristics except a. simplicityb. self-reliancec. greed

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