What is the theme of In Search of Our Mothers Garden?
Alice Walker’s essay, In Search of Our Mother’s Garden, talks about her search of the African American women’s suppressed talent, of the artistic skills and talents that they lost because of slavery and a forced way of life.
What is the purpose of the dashes found throughout the selection in search of my mother’s garden?
Answer: To highlight the importance of the words ‘not behind’.
Who is Anne Bradstreet often compared to?
Cotton Mather
Did Anne Bradstreet’s house burn down?
In 1645, her family moved to North Andover (then called Andover). Even if her address was known, the building would surely be gone; in 1666, Bradstreet’s North Andover home burned down, prompting her to write one of her most well-known poems “Verses Upon the Burning of our House.”
What does the Speaker do when she can no longer look at her burning house?
She goes outside and watches flames engulf her home. When she can no longer watch her house burn, she gives thanks to God, who has reduced her house and possessions to dust.
Did everyone in the Bradstreet family escape the fire?
Does everyone in the Bradstreet family escape the fire? Yes, it seems all of her family members survive. We know this because she writes, “He might of all justly bereft/But yet sufficient for us left” (lines 19-20).
Who is the architect mentioned in line 44?
(Lines 43-44) Who is the “mighty Architect” in this metaphor? The “mighty Architect” is God.
What is the theme of upon the burning of our house?
Major Themes in “Verses upon the Burning of our House”: Faith and acceptance are the major themes of this poem. The poem narrates a tragic incident that destroyed her home. It represents the internal struggle of the speaker whose earthly house turned into ashes.
Who is the mighty architect in upon the burning of our house?
CONNOTATIONS / LIT DEVICES- Bradstreet often alludes to God or the bible during her poem, such as when she states “Thou hast an house on high erect fram’d by that mighty Architect”. Connotatively, this mighty architect is God and his house is heaven.
What does adieu adieu all’s vanity mean?
What does the author mean “Adieu, Adieu all’s vanity? All earthly possessions are temporary – the only thing permanent are things of eternal value that are not burnt up by fire – your character etc.
How can she thank God for burning her house down?
How is she able to thank God for burning her house down (line17)? Lines 21 – 36 occur at some later point in time after the fire. Bradstreet is walking by the ruins of her house. She knows it was God’s will.