This essay is a comparison between puritan writers Early American Writers         In the literature of early American writers there is one common trait among all the writings: religion. Among Anne Bradstreet and Jonathan Edwards all speak of their opinion of religion, god, heaven, and material things.         Anne Bradstreet was a puritan wife, originally from England but then moved to America. Upon moving and settling into her home, her poems became full of emotion and spoke …showed first 75 words of 534 total…

…showed last 75 words of 534 total…of hell. He states that 'There is nothing between you and Hell but the air; it is only the power and mere pleasure of God that holds you up.' Religion has defiantly influenced Jonathan Edward's writings.         Anne Bradstreet and Jonathan Edwards were both early American writers who contained a common charecteristic in their writtings. Both of these puritan writers have strong thought about religion and did not hold back these thoughts in their writings.