Wheatley, Bradstreet, Jonathan Edwards

“Set One”
Wheatley, Bradstreet, Jonathan Edwards.

Choose one of the following and write a 500-750 word essay. Be sure to employ a thesis with supporting evidence from the text itself. You may paraphrase from the text and also quote from the text. I very much prefer you do not use outside sources to indicate what critics have said; instead, discuss the works giving your thoughts and your opinion . When you quote from the text in our anthology, you do not need to give the page number. Double-space your essay, use Times New Roman or Arial font, size 12. Attach your essay, written in Word, and email me your essay using the course email by the due date. That’s enough instructions! 

1)
The poetry of Wheatley and Bradstreet, as well as the sermon by Jonathan Edwards, feature, to put it mildly, a dominant religious theme and presence. Discuss the differences in which Wheatley, Bradstreet, and Edwards express themselves about religion. The differences are yours to choose and discover, but some differences might be each individual’s use of language or degree of salvation vs. damnation expressed. As you discuss, writing about all three works, again do not be afraid to agree and/or disagree with the three authors.

2)
Write a persuasion or editorial in which you express disagreements with or reservations about Edwards’s “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God.” You can even write a kind of sermon if you like . As always, the goal is to think about the work and opinions of others, to “listen,” and then to agree, disagree, and/or build on what others have communicated.