1. what do the poems of anne bradstreet and the narrative of rowlandson, when looked at together, suggest about the fears and anxieties of women in puritan society?
2. discuss the influence of “the selling of joseph: a memorial” by samuel sewall.
3. discuss the iroquois creation myth in terms of the view of good vs. evil.
4. what is the “religion” franklin “preaches” to his readers in father abrahams’s speech in the “the way to wealth”? how do you explain franklin’s use of religious metaphors in his writing?
5. wheatley was both a slave and a poet who often celebrated america in her writing. this is an example of dual cultural identity. are these two identities compatible? how do you think wheatley was able to reconcile her slavery with her love for america? in the context of “on being brought from africa to america,” how has america changed over time?
write a paragraph for each response.