She married a man name Simon Bradstreet. Her and family were on the ship Arbella that was one of the first groups of settlers to the colony of Massachusetts Bay. Her family was in government. Most of her writings were intended for her own private source; so therefore; it really was not meant for the public. I thought the group of writings that we had to read from her was great. She uses her own personal experiences and religious beliefs in her writings. By her texts, I could tell that she was a very strong and charming woman. In the poem "The Author to Her Book", think she doubts her writing talent. She really wasn't poor so some people could not understand why she was writing, because in that day in time women only wrote, for the public, for money. "To My Dear and Loving Husband," I could tell that she had much love for her husband. I could tell how much she missed him while he was away. She believes in God; so therefore; her seeing all the evil going on in brings her down, (in her poem "Upon the Burning of Our House"); but she reminds herself that God will take care of her and that there is better gifts in heaven and no one can destroy that. She had a strong faith.
Anne Bradstreet Anne Bradstreet was born in Northampton, England, in 1612. ... Bradstreet was one of the first poets to write English verse in the American colonies. ... Bradstreet was praying to God to reward her husband abundantly for loving her. ... Anne Bradstreet reveals numerous personality traits throughout her poems. ... Bradstreet shows that she was a spiritual and compassionate wife and mother. ...
Anne Bradstreet "Gender- The Struggles and Fears of being a Puritan mother and a puritan woman, Bradstreet had trouble writing poetry in a patriarchal, unimaginative world. ... The Puritan belief that a woman's place is in the home perturbed Bradstreet. ... Some Critics make a range of claims about the role of Bradstreet's gender in her poetry. ... Bradstreet struggled with both embarrassment and pride toward her work. Anne Bradstreet's works are an example of public and private humiliation. ...
Bradstreet's upbringing had a vast amount to do with the way she was educated. ... This interest of Bradstreet's helped her write touching poetry that is still read today. ... Anne Bradstreet uses "The Prologue" to talk about the way society viewed women in the public eye. ... Bradstreet is very critical about her works and it shows in her poems. ... In the next stanza, Bradstreet boldly states her work will never be perfect. ...
Annie As I listened to the play I was brought back to my childhood. ... The actress that was playing Annie hit it right on the spot with her singing voice that filled the theatre. ... You got to see Annie go from the rags to riches, which is from the orphanage to live with the billionaire, which played out through every element of the play. ... For example, when Annie escaped from the orphanage and made it to the city you knew that the people she ran into in the alley were bums. ... I truly enjoyed Annie, much more than I did at six years old. ...
This woman was Anne Bradstreet. ... Many factors influenced why Bradstreet wrote poems and what she wrote about. ... At the beginning of her career Bradstreet didn't seem to write with much emotion. ... One of Bradstreet's greatest works was The Tenth Muse. ... Even today a lot of current women writers are inspired by Bradstreet's works. ...
Unlike Anne Bradstreet's poetry, Edward Taylor's poems remained for the most part unpublished during his lifetime. ... Anne Dudley Bradstreet was America's first poet at a woman. ... Anne Dudley Bradstreet was sixteen years old when she married her husband Simon Bradstreet and about two years later her family sailed to America to settle in the Massachusetts Bay colony. Anne Bradstreet's poetry was very private and personal. ... This differs from Bradstreet's work. ...
In The Prologue, Anne Bradstreet expresses the general consensus of the Puritan society. ... Though Woodbridge spoke so highly of Bradstreet, this was still not enough to appease some readers. Bradstreet highlights a controversial subject matter in several of her poems that is certain to turn heads. ... The Prologue begins with Bradstreet humbly comparing her work to that of other poets and historians. ... As Pattie Cowell states, "Anne Bradstreet is a model for future generations" (Lauter 384). ...
In this poem, Anne Bradstreet says that she values the love of her husband more than gold. ... Often newlyweds feel the same way about their partner as Anne Bradstreet feels about hers. ... Bradstreet doesn't seem very upset but rather calm for just having her house burn to the ground. ... If Anne Bradstreet had lost her husband in the fire, the poem may not have been as calm and tranquil. ... From this poem, I have learned that Bradstreet's life was full of hard times that she had to get through. ...
Anne Bradstreet finds solace in her religious beliefs during both times of tragedy, the death of her granddaughter and the fiery destruction of her home. ... It is at this point in the poem that Bradstreet comes to terms with her grief. ... In it, Bradstreet documents her psychological and emotional struggle to not question why. ... Toward the end of the poem Bradstreet says goodbye to both her losses and what she perceives as worthless sorrow (36). ... Once more at the end of the poem Bradstreet says goodbye, but this time to her need for material possessions (52). ...
