Puritan values, ideas, and beliefs are evident in the works of Anne Bradstreet, William Bradford, and Jonathan Edwards. Through his poetry, Bradstreet reveals his Puritan values ​​and ideals. Bradstreet was aware of the role of women in Puritan society and sought to portray herself as a humble, pious, obedient, and modest wife. William Bradford's work also includes beliefs, values, and ideas of Puritan life. It can be seen that in Bradford's writings such as Of Plymouth Plantation, Bradford emphasizes Puritan suffering specifically through the Mayflower voyage and how, by the grace of God, they prevailed. Jonathan Edwards' work also displays Puritan beliefs, values, and ideals through the installation of fear. In an excerpt from Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, Puritan minister Edwards uses the effective element of fear when addressing his congregation. Puritan values, ideals, and beliefs are reflected and expressed in the works of all three of these influential writers. A passage from "The Bigelow Papers" by James Russell Lowell points out that literature was not as significant in Puritan society because the leading men and women were busy "...employing their strengths in the strong and most urgent tasks concerning this world and the 'other". ("The Bigelow Papers"). Anne Bradstreet was a poet who knew and respected the ideals and expectations of Puritan society. She realized that women were not as respected as men and accepted this fact of life. Bradstreet wrote about personal experiences and feelings while remaining faithful to God in his writings. In his poem, "On the Fire of Our House, July 10, 1666," Bradstreet mentions the pain and suffering he went through when his belongings perished in the fire of his house... middle of paper... which terrifyingly sermons in which Jonathan Edwards applies elements of Puritan values ​​and ideals and describes his strong and faithful Puritan beliefs. Because it was considered sinful to read literature that was not Puritan or related to the Bible and the divinity of God, many Puritans did not value many types of literature as a whole. As James Russell Lowell noted in “The Bigelow Papers,” aside from the Bible, many Puritans spent most of their time on pertinent matters. However, the works of Anne Bradstreet, William Bradford, and Jonathan Edwards displayed many common ideals and values ​​shared throughout Puritan society. Despite the fact that Puritan religious beliefs, traditions, values, and ideals vary greatly from those of America today, it remains important that Puritan beliefs were the cornerstones of today's common religious practices and beliefs..