ENGL 205 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Of Plymouth Plantation, Maypole, John Sassamon
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Mr. morton of merrymount: morton"s society undermines bradford"s society. Could tempt people to leave: bradford is worried about the population being pulled apart, no puritan values. No slaves: encourage lower lives to ock there for freedom. Show that a settlement could prosper without puritan: could ruin their hierarchy. Spiritually threatens their community: trade with indians. Giving guns to indians: physically threatens bradford"s community, does not praise god. Sings songs and write poetry: doesn"t focus on the godly good. Puritanism believes that the bible is the literal word of god: required literacy so you can have a direct experience with the literal word of god, required education so children could learn to read. Anyone could read morton"s writings: in which they praise things other than god. Bradford is about the structure: sees morton as anarchy. European and native american: involves both. Morton"s interests: monopolize the fur trade, sold guns to indians, wanted to get along with the indians.
