In conclusion, Bradford wrote this historical account to express was puritan value through stories to show a person could be saved by grace, damned for life, or born with faith, these ideas later evolves into deism, where a person now has the chance to choose their faith and relationship with God.
The autobiography written by Benjamin Franklin exemplifies the idea of deism, a chance where a person is able to have the freewill to choose his or her path with God. Benjamin conceived the bold and arduous project of arriving at moral perfection (Franklin 168). Puritans believed that they were born with the grace of God, however Franklins relationship was different than most because he had the opportunity to choose his own destiny. This further proved that deism aloud a person to choose if they wanted a relationship with God. Franklin stated The encouraging pleasure of seeing on my pages the progress I made in virtue, by clearing successively my lines of their spots (170). This shows that in order to protect oneself, one must be watching out for their own faults. Unlike puritanism, individuals are able to control their own destiny through positive decision making. All in all, Puritanism evolved into deism allowing Franklin and others to create their own destiny and outlook in life, soon the new idea of romanticism evolves.
Throughout the mysterious story of the Black Cat written by Irving, it romanticizes the idea of nature through ambiguity and imagery. As the narrator approached and saw, as if given in bas relief upon the white surface the figure of the gigantic cat. The impression was given with an accuracy truly marvelous. There was a rope about the animals neck" (Poe 445). This shows that the unknown figure was a distinct interpretation that was permitted. Deism was an observation of the natural world that was sufficient to determine the existence of like, then transformed to Romanticism and Nationalism, where life was seen through artistic and more intellectual ways.
