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Early American literature has a large and diverse style that reflects beliefs and traditions that come from the nation’s frontier days. The pioneer ideals of self reliance and “independence� appear in many American writings (Columbus 23). Several American writers have always had a strong tendency to break literary traditions, and invent their own. Through literary analysis, the audience is able to trace the dominant themes of opportunity and religion that contribute to American values in literature from the earliest letters and narratives by exploration and colonialism, through the Puritan period, to the Age of Reason.
Puritan ethics are prevalent throughout early American literature, stemming from the Puritans themselves, and continuing into and beyond 19th century literature. Puritans such as John Winthrop, governor and community leader, wrote many stories which religion was emphasized. In one of his most famous works, “A Model of Christian Charity,� Winthrop......

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