The Crucible, Sinners In The Hands Of An Angry God

From when Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue in 1492 to now, American Literature has evolved vastly in many ways. America has went through many different times, and each time has had an effect on the literature. Over time, many different genres have been written. La Relacion, The Crucible, Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, and The Lottery are all examples that show the evolution of American Literature. A historical narrative written by Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca in 1572, called La Relacion, portrays the very beginning of American Literature. Cabeza de Vaca is known as one of the very first European explorers to set foot in today's southern United States. In his narrative, he wrote about the experiences he had with the Native Americans he met on his brutal journey. His work displayed themes of keeping faith and showed acts of compassion from the natives. In early America, natives were seen as harsh and greedy people but Cabeza de Vaca wrote about the kindness and compassion he was met with by the natives. The majority of his crew were dead or dying and their ship had crashed, but the natives provided them with food and …show more content…
In The Crucible, a play written by Arthur Miller and based on the Salem Witch Trials of 1692, a small town sentenced around twenty people to death for acts of witchcraft. In Puritan society, there were strict and religious rules everyone had to follow. Even though they were very radical, there was great corruption in the church and many people suffered consequences. The play showed the irony of the time; the church was supposed to be sin free, but greed caught the eyes of its leaders. People, including the reverend, were accusing others of witchcraft left and right until more than 200 people were accused. Puritan ideas had a great impact on this play and many other pieces of literature during this