Wheatley believed that she was saved from by the hands of God, “’Twas the mercy brought me from my pagan land” (On Being Brought (1)). She also wanted people to know that, “… Negroes, black as Cain, / May be refined, and join the angelic train.” (On Being Brought (7-8)). Wheatley might have been using this poem as a way to show those with discriminate beliefs that even though her work is form an African American it is still relatable. Bradstreet intensified the belief in the God’s sovereignty. She accepted the death of her grandchildren stating, “Is by His hand alone that guides nature and fate.” (In Memory (14)). Poems like these were more widely accepted by her audience backing up Puritan or the Christian beliefs. Even though both women wrote such poetry they also wrote pieces that were not generally
Wheatley believed that she was saved from by the hands of God, “’Twas the mercy brought me from my pagan land” (On Being Brought (1)). She also wanted people to know that, “… Negroes, black as Cain, / May be refined, and join the angelic train.” (On Being Brought (7-8)). Wheatley might have been using this poem as a way to show those with discriminate beliefs that even though her work is form an African American it is still relatable. Bradstreet intensified the belief in the God’s sovereignty. She accepted the death of her grandchildren stating, “Is by His hand alone that guides nature and fate.” (In Memory (14)). Poems like these were more widely accepted by her audience backing up Puritan or the Christian beliefs. Even though both women wrote such poetry they also wrote pieces that were not generally