Puritanism in American Literature
The Puritans had a large influence in American literature and still influence moral judgment and religious beliefs in the United States to this day. Puritan writing was used to glorify God and to rela...
Symbolism In American Literature
The authors use symbolism to Illustrate their idea of desolation. In "A Noiseless Patient Spider", Whitman uses a deserted spider to portray the soul as a hopeless being desperately searching for an a...