Lit to 1865 Midterm

David Cusick Wrote…

“Iroquois Creation Story”

Wheatley wrote…

“On Being Brought”

Bradstreet wrote…

a lot of poems. Also three about her grandchildren

Mary Rowlandson wrote…

“Narrative of the Capacity & Restoration”

Johnathan Edwards wrote…

Personal Narrative

Benjamin Franklin wrote…

“The Way to Wealth” & “Continuation of the Account of My Life”

Thomas Paine wrote…

“The Crisis”

Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote…

“Nature”

Washington Irving wrote…

“Rip Van Winkle”

James Fenimore Cooper

“The Pioneers”

Henry David Thoreau wrote…

“Sounds” “Economy” & “Resistance to Civil Government”

Margaret Fuller wrote…

“The Great Lawsuit”

Anne Bradstreet main idea?

Explored how temporary, physical human experiences clash with eternal religious faith.

What was David Cusick main idea?

Instead of portraying a simple battle of pure good versus evil, the story highlights the necessity of balance. Both forces shape the natural world, illustrating that life naturally consists of a rhythm between opposing elements (day and night, order and chaos, life and death).Good Twin and Bad Twin

What did William Bradford Write?

Of the Plymouth Plantation

What did John Smith Write?

“The General History of Virginia, New England, and the Summer Isles'“

What was Mary Rowlandson’s main concept?

the absolute sovereignty and grace of God amidst suffering, framed through a Puritan worldview. So religious it seemed almost heartless or like we never got her true feelings.

What was the main concept of Edwards Personal Narrative?

Edwards presents spiritual growth as a lifelong, complex process characterized by deep personal reflection, intense emotion, and humility.

What was the main concept of Benjamin Franklins writings?

Focus on pragmatic self-improvement, civic virtue, and personal independence, marking a major shift in early American literature from strict religious devotion toward the Enlightenment values of reason, industry, and moral self-governance.

What was the main concept of John Smiths Writing?

serves as part eye-witness history, part heroic autobiography, and part promotional literature and the justification, survival, and promotion of English settlement in North America.

What was the concept of William Bradfords Writing?

The Mayflower's journey not merely as a physical migration, but as a spiritual test. Bradford illustrates that while human vulnerability in the face of nature is extreme, unwavering faith and divine intervention are what allow the chosen to endure impossible odds.

What was the main concept of Wheatley’s poem?

This was a poem over her travel to American and how grateful she was. Many critics disliked her work because of her race.

What was the main concept of Thomas Paine’s “The Crisis”?

His main focus was to unite the colonists against the British. He said that no matter what side you were on nothing would get better unless they worked together.

What was the main concept of Thomas Jefferson’s autobiography?

He spoke about how he wrote the Declaration of Independence. He talked about the abuse they suffered from King George III and what they wanted to achieve.

What was the main concept of Irving’s writing?

The tension between dramatic historical change and personal identity, framing the birth of the United States through an political and personal allegory.

What was the main concept of Coopers writing?

Wrote about how violence against nature for violence sake. Believed you should only use nature for what you needed and not out of pure enjoyment.

Who is Natty Bumbo?

Character in James Fenimore Coopers writing “The Pioneers” who only used nature for what he needed.

What is the main concept of Emerson’s “Nature”

Serves as a foundational text of the transcendentalist movement. Explores the themes of nature’s relationship to humanity. Explores spiritual essence and it’s role in fostering intellectual growth and moral betterment.

What is the main concept of Thoreau’s writing?

Wrote about living simply. Lived out in the wild for a few years and then told people about his discoveries.

What was the main concept of Fuller’s writing?

Wrote in a feminine tone and compared women to slaves. man vs men and woman vs women. She spoke about a new manifestation = the French and American revolution.

Who is Father Abraham?

From Benjamin Franklins “Way to Wealth”. Person giving advice on how to make it financially.

“Original relation to the universe”

Ralph Waldo Emerson “Nature”

An “Atropos”

Henry David Thoreau “Economy”. Separating natural to the industrial/mechanical and Nature vs manmade railroad

Dame Van Winkle

Washington Irving: “Rip Van Winkle”

His nagging wife who berates Rip for being lazy and reckless. She is the reason he goes into the mountains and is the turning point in the text.