The reason behind her thinking could be because this is the only environment she has ever known. She was bought into a wealthy family with intentions of her being a slave. Instead, Wheatley was raised along side the white children in the household because her intelligence shined through. If she was never taken and brought to America, she would have never been taught about religion. Wheatley would have never known that religion was something she needed in her life. Being an African American woman she most likely would have never gotten the opportunity for an education that she obtained. If by chance Wheatley were ever taught how to read and write in Africa, her work would not reflect what it is today. Without the education she received from
