Bradstreet s Doubts on Faith in In Memory of My Dear Grandchild Anne Bradstreet K stronger
Anne Bradstreet, who wrote two poems in memory of her grandchildren, Anne and Simon, gradually shows her doubts on God¡¦s determination when enduring the bereavements of losing her grandchildren through the metaphors used as well as her inquiries to God in both poems, especially the poem she wrote after the death Simon. Though trying to find reasons to the deaths of her grandchildren by thinking that they, as the bless ones who were by the side of God in their eternal life, Anne Bradstreet still can not help but question God for taking away her grandchildren, especially after the passing away of her one-month-and one-day-old babe, Simon the last grandchild. Undoubtedly, Bradstreet shows much more anger and grief in the lines of her poem addressing to Simon than that to Anne, whom were brought away by the cruel and dreadful hand of God. Though trying hard to remain a pious Puritan, Bradstreet still reveals her confrontations toward God¡¦s will when facing the pitiless truth that He has taken away both Anne and Simon within five months. In both poems, she shows the change of her attitude toward God¡¦s will by using some metaphors to express the deaths of her grandchildren, along with her deep and hard-to-recovered mourning. However, when comparing these two poems, Bradstreet claims more disobedience on God¡¦s will in ¡§On My Dear Grandchild Simon Bradstreet [¡K]¡¨ than in the other poem.