Anne Tyler

How would it feel to be stuck in a small room living with 7 other people? Not only do you have to live with 7 other people, but you have a small amount of food and fear of being caught by the Nazis, so the noise level is almost to the point of nothing. This book is based off of a real story that a girl wrote in her diary. The time that they lived in hiding was two years and she only was thirteen years old, because she was only thirteen things were happening with her, mentally and physically.…

Ladies and gentlemen, my perspective about Anne Hutchinson is different from John Winthrop. Winthrop believed that Hutchinson committed wrongdoings. One wrongdoing that Whitrope believe that Hutchinson did was troubling the peace and commonwealth and the churches. Winthrop believe Hutchinson should be punished for being known for the women that have had a great share in the promoting and divulging of those opinions that cause of this trouble. Winthrop believed that Hutchinson’s action for…

Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl narrates the emotional journey of adolescent Anne Frank during World War II. The diary allows insight into the changes Anne went through during the war after going into hiding to avoid persecution. Over the course of her time in hiding she develops in maturity, and uses her diary to voice her innermost thoughts and desires and the readers learn what it was like living in those conditions from a perspective during the time. Anne’s diary begins on her…

In 17th century, many Puritans immigrate to the thirteen colonies because of the religious turmoil in England, and the fear of persecution like Anne Bradstreet and her family to the Massachusetts Company. Anne Bradstreet is a famous writer in the 17th century, and she writes many poems about the importance of family, loss and acceptance. For instance, in "To my Dear and Loving Husband" and "In Memory of My Dear Grandchild", Bradstreet uses anaphora to emphasize her love for her husband the…

When one thinks of the memoir Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, one would often picture Anne Frank and the horrific tragedies of the Holocaust. A lesser known name such as Miep, Gies, however, is one that we should also remember. Miep Gies is a Christian woman who risks her life for two years helping to illegally hide those residing in the “Secret Annex”, namely Anne Frank. Her sacrifices for these Jewish families allows them to safely lead out their lives as chaos unfolds throughout Europe…

“I Know I have the body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a king!” Queen Elizabeth I the only daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, received a first class education in literature. Elizabeth had also received an education of politics in England that was not much interesting to her. She had the parliament question her birth which led her to serving time in prison. At Woodstock, the princess wrote poetry, which later became famous. At the age of twenty-five Elizabeth…

The controversy around Anne Hutchinson reveals much about colonial America and the role in which women were expected to take in society. Outspoken, strong-willed, independent women like Hutchinson that operated outside the status quo were going to be pressured in an attempt to gain their compliance. The interrogation and trial of Anne Hutchinson shows to what length they would go to silence any women attempting to break the traditional gender roles. Religious positions were traditionally held by…

Upon discovering the poetry of Mistress Bradstreet I was immediately infused with wonder. Such feats could never be accomplished in the eyes of my father, but Mistress Bradstreet was clearly devoid of any defect of the brain. Every verse is lined with intellect, such as that of my father. I cannot help but think that Father might be misguided. The verses are constructed perfectly to raise my spirits. After all, if she might achieve such able fluency, who is to deny the Puritan woman respect. I…

Bradstreet’s beliefs are mostly found in her own works and writings, which is why hey poems are greatly analyzed for her thoughts on Puritanism and feminism. Anne Bradstreet was the author of many works, including poems and essays. In “Here Follow Some Verses upon the Burning of Our House, July 10. 1666”, Anne Bradstreet adheres to her Puritan conventions by stating that God is always justified in his actions because he has created a divine plan in which everyone and everything has its place.…

have the marriage annulled. King Henry did not hate her; he made sure that she was well taken care of. She later died of illness in 1557 at age 41. King Henry’s fifth wife was Catherine Howard. She was a lady-in-waiting to Anne of Cleves and the cousin of the ill-fated Anne Boleyn. Henry called her his “rose without a thorn” because she was beautiful and had no flaws. She was very young when she married King Henry at age 19. They married on July 28, 1540 in Surrey. Their marriage was not well…