Anne Bradstreet "Here Follows Some Verses upon the Burning of Our House, July 10th, 1666"

Anne Bradstreet was lucky to receive a higher education than most women of her time. I feel like she made such bounds through being able to be a women writer. Even with the Puritan beliefs that she believed, she kept with her writing as well as with the household duties of the Puritan age and I find that very admirable.
I find it very relatable that even though she was a very devout Puritan, even she struggled with the Scripture. It shows that even the most faithful followers of God have their doubts every now and then. People today even say they do not believe the stories of Scripture unless they are a witness to God's glory and miracles. It shows that even though there have been struggles and doubts throughout time for the most faithful and strict followers, if one keeps his or her faith, even through doubt, then the relationship they have will God will continue to grow and become stronger.

I was most entrigued by Bradstreet's poem of "The Burning of Our House" because of the emotions that it was able to evoke from me. She was able to get me to feel the fear and despair of the burning that she felt and how terrible it was. I think that by writing, "Let no man know is my desire" (line 6) Bradstreet would never wish something of that destruction on anyone else and hopes that no one else would ever have to go through it either. Even in this terrible time, she was able to keep her faith in God and continue with her Puritan beliefs; even after she had some moments of anger on why God would do something so terrible. I enjoyed how she showed through this writing her faith in God and continued to praise Him throughout. At the end of this poem she showed how materials items are not important and that what we will receive from God will be that much greater.