LITERATURE QUESTIONS
PURITAN LITERATURE
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That God is vengeful and should be feared.
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That she should have taken more steps to prevent this disaster.
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That her relationship with God and belief in Heaven are the true riches in her life.
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The speaker leaves the conclusion to the reader.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The poem concludes with the speaker remembering that nothing is worth as much on earth as making one’s way to heaven. That is where one’s home truly is. It is a place which has no price. She re-devotes herself to loving God and forgetting her past.
Detailed explanation-2: -What is revealed about the speaker’s relationship with the person to whom he is speaking through the course of the poem? The speaker values the opinion of the person to whom he is speaking. The speaker is anxious to get to know the person to whom he is speaking.
Detailed explanation-3: -Bradstreet also sees the burning of her house as a blessing rather than a loss, which demonstrates utmost selflessness. For example, while she is talking about her blessings she will have in heaven, “Thou hast a house on high erect” (43). This means she knows that god will have a nice house in heaven for her.
Detailed explanation-4: -Why does the speaker believe the fire was “just"? It was revenge for a crime she had committed. Other people had lost their homes as well.