It has been expressed in various wordings that we as members of society have more in common than we have in differences. Such an expression is proven true to across time and space when I make a connection with an author that has long passed. Of the authors I have connected with Anne Bradstreet and I seem to share the most significant connection with. The link between Anne Bradstreet and I is found in the importance of our faith, loved ones, and writing as expressed in her work.
Being of the Puritan era, Bradstreet often wrote about her faith, however unlike others from this era she not only wrote about praise and blessing, but expressed and confessed her struggles. Through such expressions I have found that both Bradstreet and I, while open …show more content…
For instance while it isn’t uncommon to be aware of what sacrifices one’s parents have made for oneself, Bradstreet conveys the gratitude she feels towards her father by comparing her metaphorical debt to a physical debt. This comparison adds a tangibility to her debt, and although she seems aware that she can never repay her father (“…paying is not paid until I die.”), she shows a willingness to do all that she can to give back to and appreciate her father (“To Her Father with Some Verses, 215). While Bradstreet expresses wanting to pay back a debt to her father, I similarly, express my gratitude to my father by always striving to do better. A task that like Bradstreet’s debt is never ending. Another link I share with Bradstreet is a fear she expressed in “Before the Birth of One of Her Children.” In said poem, Bradstreet faced the possibility of death but instead of fearing death, she expresses fear for the quality of life of children after her possible death and ensures that they know how much she loves them (225-226). While one’s mortality is hard to think about nothing bothers me more than the thought of my loved ones suffering when I’m gone or questioning how much I cared for them. Therefore, like Bradstreet I go to great lengths to try and ensure that everyone I care for knows how much they mean to
Being of the Puritan era, Bradstreet often wrote about her faith, however unlike others from this era she not only wrote about praise and blessing, but expressed and confessed her struggles. Through such expressions I have found that both Bradstreet and I, while open …show more content…
For instance while it isn’t uncommon to be aware of what sacrifices one’s parents have made for oneself, Bradstreet conveys the gratitude she feels towards her father by comparing her metaphorical debt to a physical debt. This comparison adds a tangibility to her debt, and although she seems aware that she can never repay her father (“…paying is not paid until I die.”), she shows a willingness to do all that she can to give back to and appreciate her father (“To Her Father with Some Verses, 215). While Bradstreet expresses wanting to pay back a debt to her father, I similarly, express my gratitude to my father by always striving to do better. A task that like Bradstreet’s debt is never ending. Another link I share with Bradstreet is a fear she expressed in “Before the Birth of One of Her Children.” In said poem, Bradstreet faced the possibility of death but instead of fearing death, she expresses fear for the quality of life of children after her possible death and ensures that they know how much she loves them (225-226). While one’s mortality is hard to think about nothing bothers me more than the thought of my loved ones suffering when I’m gone or questioning how much I cared for them. Therefore, like Bradstreet I go to great lengths to try and ensure that everyone I care for knows how much they mean to