Roshonda Parker
Dr. James H. Meredith
English 2211 XTIAA
April 25, 2014

1 .In the context of this poem and the other poems we read, what exactly do you think Bradstreet means here? (10 points) In the context of her religious situation, what does this poem say about her audience?
In Anne Bradstreet’s Poem “The Prologue” The author is speaking out against the Puritans views on women and the roles they play in society at that time. In this era women were viewed as second class citizens. Women had no public influence the only time they could speak in public was to read the scriptures in church. In the following sentence “I am obnoxious to each carping tongue” the female author is saying that she ignores the negative and scornful remarks she hears from men concerning her literally talents. The Puritans strongly believed in Male Supremacy they feel that women primary roles are mothering children and should use their hands for domesticated work such as mending and sewing clothing. This is expressed in the following sentence “Who says my hand a needle fits”. Puritans men felt that women didn’t have enough intelligence to express themselves in writing therefore if a literally work was well written they would say it was stolen or a stroke of luck. Work Cited:
Bradstreet, Anne. “The Prologue.” Baym, Nina. Anthology Of American Literature; Beginnings to 1820. 8th. A. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2007. 208. Print

2. Find a specific passage in Mary Rowlandson’s A Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration that exemplifies her attitude toward her captives and her religious faith. Then, write it into this exam and explain why it exemplifies her attitude. (10 points)
In Mary Rowlandson’s A Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration the following passage exemplifies her attitude toward her captives and her religious faith “It was thought, if their corn were cut