The New Land discovers the wonders of myths and gods in regards to the Inuit and Mayan culture. The Inuits had a myth they believed called the Raven. The Raven was about how the Earth and humans were created. It was believed that the humans were born from pea-pods that raven had deposited in the ground.”He had made the pea plant himself without any idea that something like this would happen.” The Mayans believed that there was two gods that helped form Earth : Tepeu and Gucumatz. The two gods wanted a place where they would be worshipped, so they thought of Earth. Once the Earth was formed, they created different species of men that they wanted to be worshipped by . None of their creations turned out the way they wanted too, until the last …show more content…
He provided his people with enough supplies to survive. The two gods: Tepeu and Gucumatz, were viewed as cruel and fierce towards their creations.In the story the gods created many different versions of men. They would create them then destroy them if they did not fulfill their idell dreams of their perfect
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Stephanie Wallace: human. This caused most of their humankind to dislike them because they destroyed their world and took away the knowledge they gave them. Their role in this culture was like a dictatorship , they wanted things to go their way, which caused many humans to suffer from.William Bradford was the first person to write about thanksgiving with the Indians in the new world. He was one of the only one’s to write about this event which made a great impact to us knowing the knowledge of this favorite holiday: Thanksgiving. The puritans represented the poor society and how they rose up to fame, not in their time but a few hundred years later their work showed positivity in the light of negativity. In both Edward’s and Ann’s poems they show a great respect for God and in the belief of heaven. This
Puritans are a people with a very strong belief in both God and the power of God. When people see power, they interpret it in different ways. Some know of power through anger and impulse, while others see power through the goodness the powerful one shows. Although Anne Bradstreet and Jonathan Edwards are both puritan poets, their writings convey mainly different, though sometimes similar, views on God because they have different perceptions of His will and the use of His power. Anne Bradstreet listens to and accepts anything that God wishes, and that is shown through her poem Upon the Burning of my House.
During the colonial period many settlers came to the New World to escape persecution for their Puritan beliefs. Writers such as William Bradford, John Winthrop, Anne Bradstreet, and Mary Rowlandson all shared their experiences and religious devotion throughout their literature that ultimately inspired and influenced settlers to follow. This essay will discuss the similarities in Anne Bradstreet and Mary Rowlandson’s work as they both describe their experiences as signs from God. Anne Bradstreet came to the New World as a devoted Puritan as she repeatedly talked about it in her poetry. In her poems she discusses many tragedies that happened in her life such as; the burning of her house and the death of her two grandchildren all of which she thinks were signs from God.