Hero or Villain
Anne Marbury was born in Alford, Lincolnshire,England, in 1591. Growing up, she learned from her deacon father, Francis Marbury that it was okay to question the religious teachings of the Church of England. Annes father is a clergyman who preached the Puritan faith. On the other hand Anne’s mother, Bridget, taught her about herbal medicines. Herbal medicines is a medical system based on the use of plants or plant extracts that are applied to the skin or taken orally and are used to treats all sorts of illnesses and help with body functions. In 1612, Anne married William Hutchinson, which is a merchant and together they become followers of John Cotton, a minister.
Hero Thesis: Anne Hutchinson quickly gained respect and popularity
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due to her positive impact she had on society and religion. Anne’s Hutchinson clearly was intrigued by John Cotton, so she follows him to New England. Anne also practices his teachings which she gets most of her anti-establishment ideas from.
She was very humble and served as a caregiver to the sick, active caregiver and fulfilled mom duties to twelve children of her own. Many were inspired by her energy and passion. Through all that Hutchinson’s organized discussion groups which is where she would critique sermons.
Anne would inform the many women about all the errors that were said by clergymen. Though her sermon criticism was one of her main points she would also discuss the unfairness in Massachusetts in how men and only men ran the colony. She became more and more popular and more women continued to go to her meetings. She faced a huge moment when men started to attend her discussion group. Her meeting would bring together sixty to eighty people together so listen to what she had to say about religion and sometimes even politics. Anne had no fear in speaking about religion and gender and how it would soon come into
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conflict with politics. She loved and valued the Puritan faith so much it became a way of life for Anne. Her embracement focused on the Covenant of Grace, which emphasized God’s given gift of salvation for those who believed in the saving grace of Christ, and for those who practiced the faith strictly. “According to Anne's understanding of the covenant, a person's public conduct was not necessarily an indication of their salvation. While the Covenant of Grace was recognized as standard Puritan doctrine, many Massachusetts Bay leaders -- in what became a pivotal theological wedge between Anne and her opponents -- also considered meritorious behavior, Bible study and reflection as a strong suggestion that somebody had received grace, the pathway to eternal life in heaven. Anne disdained these views, arguing they advanced a Covenant of Works, or the concept that individuals could earn salvation. Additionally, Anne believed that once a person received grace they acquired an inner holiness which guided their actions, and they were no longer subject to human laws and officials. Some Puritan officials feared that this element of Covenant of Grace religious outlook, if taken to its logical conclusion, jeopardized the authority of magistrates, clergy and all forms of government” Anne Hutchison strong character gave her a title as a hero because she was so bold and honest with absolutely everything.
Her personality was so captivating that many individuals within the settlement looked up to her and looked forward to hearing her. She persuaded so many people within the settlement because of how intelligent she was with her knowing about religion and politics. Hutchinson soon grew her reputation as a leader and was proud of what she had
accomplished. Villain Thesis: Anne Hutchinson soon became known as dangerous to the local community as described by the government officials. Anne was faced with charges and went on trial. As Hutchinson’s followers grew she gained more attention that raised a flag to the Massachusetts Bay leaders. The Massachusetts Bay leaders believed Anne’s strong bold believable statement would create such major diversity between the people in the settlement. Anne always informed people about her personal “gift” of being able to determine whether someone had received grace. She believed her gift was so powerful she could even come to conclusions on clergymen. She was called before the General Court of Massachusetts in November 1637. Anne Hutchinson was immediately charged with heretic. Anne took her case very hard and being the strong woman she is was courages enough to defend her self in front of the court. Being well informed about religion that was her main source defense to herself. Anne quoted the bible and was able to get the people to debate over her case and really delay the process as she gave excellent reasoning as to why she shouldn't be found guilty. Through all this, Anne Hutchinson stated that she received “an immediate revelation” from God saying he would curse the puritans and others if they harmed her in any way or form. The court had no belief that this could've happened. Anne was sentenced to banishment, was for sake by many of her strong followers and mentors and was shoved into exile in nearby Rhode Island.
Anne Hutchinson was a remarkable colonial woman who first came to Massachusetts in the fall of 1634. She is less remembered for her contributions in the new world as a wife, mother of fourteen, and midwife to many than for her eventual trial and banishment from the Massachusetts Bay Colony. I was interested in writing a paper on a colonial woman and chose Anne Hutchinson after a "Google" search turned up a very good review on a recent book about her life. I have been intrigued by the fact that the Puritans came to America to practice their religion freely, yet allowed no freedom to question their doctrine. The book, American Jezebel: The Uncommon Life of Anne Hutchinson, the Woman Who Defied the Puritans, is an excellent examination of this lack of religious freedom and the life of a woman that intersects it.
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The religious views of the Indians and the Europeans were different. The Natives were very willing to take up Catholicism as an addition to their religious practice. Although, the Spanish misinterpreted the situation and thought that the Indians were accepting Catholicism as their only religion. If all Natives would have truly converted to Catholicism, then it would have resulted with their own religious practices dying out and Catholicism becoming the only religion. The Native’s refusal to give up their own religious practice, I would say, played a key role in setting a precedent for other believers to continue having the same perspective or form a new one. Similarly, Anne Hutchinson and George Whitfield changed their perspective on how much
Literary historicism, in the context of this discussion, describes the interpretation of literary or historical texts with respect to the cultural and temporal conditions in which they were produced. This means that the text not only catalogues how individuals respond to their particular circumstances, but also chronicles the movements and inclinations of an age as expressed in the rhetorical devices of its literature. Evaluating the trial of Anne Hutchinson within such a theoretical framework means speculating on the genesis of her theological beliefs with recourse to prevailing theories of gender, class, and interpretation. Because texts are self-contained spheres of discourse, nuanced interpretations of them can be undertaken with greater assiduity than in the case of individuals whose private experiences remain largely concealed from the interpreter's knowledge. A historical analysis of Anne Hutchinson herself is hence, in the present discussion, secondary to the analysis of how she comes across in textual discourse as a palimpsest of seventeenth century gender controversy.
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Despite her beliefs threatening both civil and ecclesiastical law, Hutchinson’s presence was not immediately removed from the community, for she “appeared again; (she had been licensed by the court, in regard she had given hope of her repentance, to at Mr. Cotton’s house that both he and Mr. Davenport might have more opportunity to deal with her)”. In dragging out Mrs. Hutchinson’s case, she still continued to defy the wishes of the church, “much to the astonishment of all the assembly”, displaying another instance of tolerance because she still lingers in the community. “So that after much time and many arguments had been spent to bring her to see her sin, but all in vain, the church with one consent cast her out”.
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