I think the style of writing in the story definitely reflects the writing style of the puritans. Near the beginning of the story the writer correlates the safety of the men on the ship with the providence of God. Most writers do not do this, yet this author makes claims like that many times throughout the story. That is a definite sign that he is of the puritan era.
When their ship came to land, they realized they were not where they wanted to but. Instead of being angry with God and cursing at him, they thanked God and were grateful that God had brought them to land. They thanked God for everything and always saw things as blessings rather than problems. The story we read was about them coming to America, which also points to them being puritans because the puritans were people that traveled to America and were Christians.
Along their journey, some of the people became sick with scurvy. A few people died and many were sick. The people did not become angry because of this, but instead they praised God that the rest were not sick and that God brought them to land.
When they came to America, they met Squanto Indians. The Indians taught them how to plant corn and grow it. The people were very thankful that the Indians taught them this, yet they still believed that the Indians were lost and did not know the truth. The people that came to America were Christians and only believed there was one way to Heaven, and did not believe the Indians were Christians. Also, the author wrote in a very straight forward manner and this was seen throughout much of puritan writing.
After the people had settled down and the Indians had taught them how to plant crops and after they had places to live and had bee settled down, they had their first Thanksgiving. They all gathered together and with them and the Indians and had a feast together. This was important because it created a national holiday for our country. I think it is neat how the people were all able to come together in fellowship and worship together even though they hardly had anything and they
In "Of Plymouth Plantation", God was referenced many times and even the providence of God was mentioned, as were other religious/spiritual suggestions. In the beginning of the reading it starts by saying God was pleased that John Howland's life was saved. It says that later John becomes a profitable man in the church. It describes in one instance how they escaped the dangers of the night by the providence of God. When the men were brought safely to land, it said they fell on their knees and worshipped the God of Heaven. All of these things are examples that the writing style is very puritan in nature.
Bradford, William "Of Plymouth Plantation." Comp. Wilhelm, Jeffrey D Glencoe Literature. new York, NY: McGraw-Hill Glencoe, 2010. Print.
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