American_Sense_of_Self_Reflected_in_Literary_Movements

American Sense of Self Reflected in Literary Movements How the American sense of self and the change thereof is reflected in the literary movements from 1682-1845 American civilization has undergone many changes over the past few centuries. From the first settlement to present day, our country has seen numerous wars, reformations, religious and social movements. These changes directly impacted the American citizens’ sense of self in relation to society. One of the best ways of monitoring these changes is through American literature. The following are some literary examples from various periods in American history. While some may be fictious, they all embody the values and lifestyles of the time in which they were written and are reflections of the American sense of self during the time. Puritans The Puritans were a group of people who left England for America in 1628 because they were unhappy with the church of England. They were deeply religious people, though they had an immense desire for independence and freedom. They put much emphasis on education and literacy. Their main source of literature, other than the bible, were sermons, which were preached in front of congregations. Their ideas on religion are much different than ours are today. age, american, god, during, sense, self, time, story, reason, through, people, rowlandson, puritans, literature, americans, writers, society, one, literary, indians, idea, douglass, different, believed, america, while, virtues, themselves, slaves, rip, relation, puritan, predestination, new