LITERATURE QUESTIONS
PURITAN LITERATURE
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everything ultimately belongs to God
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her husband can buy her more
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she is being selfish
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her children are alive
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Detailed explanation-1: -She attempts to justify the loss of her home as a necessary action taken by God, perhaps as punishment for a lifestyle that was too focused on material wealth and comfort. It is remarkable that after such a traumatic event, the beginning of the poem attempts to justify what has happened as God’s lesson.
Detailed explanation-2: -The speaker, generally taken as Bradstreet herself, grieves the loss her home and all her material possessions, but also argues that this tragedy was God’s way of teaching her a spiritual lesson about the value of piety and faith.
Detailed explanation-3: -Bradstreet expresses her acceptance of death as she points out three personal principles: believe that all things in life will end, ask that virtues remain while forgiving flaws, and embrace the idea that loved ones will eventually overcome a painful loss and proceed with their lives.
Detailed explanation-4: -The flame consume my dwelling place. And when I could no longer look, I blest His name that gave and took, That laid my goods now in the dust.