Hope Leslie
To even attempt placing the American ideals set forth in Marie Catherine Sedgewick's "Hope leslie" exclusively within one of the two examples noted, we must first examine the examples themselves. The first example of the puritans ideals towards the americas is filled with quotes and direct ties to prominant authors such as bradford and mather, and even goes af far as using a bible quote as an example to exemplify the passion these puritans viewed the new americas. These puritans leaned much more towards the religious aspects of colonization, and looked at this new world as a wilderness, and saw themselves as missionaries that must spread their word of the christian god. This example of Puritanism is seen in some small aspects within Hope leslie, such as within the character of Esther Downing, who was always described as being "always characterized by a religious epithet" (136), and numerous times qu
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Approximate Word count = 610
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)
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