The “First Comers” were how the Pilgrims came to be known prior to the 1800s. They were the Separatists from the Church of England in the 16th century. They were the extreme Puritans who sought the reformation of the Church. King James persecuted the Separatists and some of them fled to Holland...
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The Pilgrim’s Progress By John Bunyan 20 April 2010 Format: MLA Style The Pilgrims Progress, composed in 1678 by John Bunyan, is said to have originally graced John in a dream. As a Preacher and English writer, Bunyan comprised this during the time in which he was imprisoned for preaching the word...
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?Book Assignment: The Pilgrim’s Progress The Pilgrim’s Progress is a bizarre but timeless allegorical tale of young Christian, and later his family, who journeys away from his home to find salvation in the Celestial City. On this journey, our hero seems to endure outwardly physical but internally...
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TITLE: The Pilgrim’s Progress AUTHOR AND © DATE: John Bunyan © 1678 MAIN CHARACTERS (a clear, concise description of each): Christian is the main character, he has a simple personality. He represents just one aspect of the human experience: the search for religious truth. He is his faith (hence...
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In Pilgrim’s Progress, Christian appears as the protagonist of the allegory tormented by spiritual anguish. A spiritual guide named Evangelist visits Christian and urges him to leave the City of Destruction. Christian then decides to travel on a strenuous trip to gain salvation in the Celestial...
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The book begins with "The Author's Apology for his Book. " This portion of the book, written in verse, aims to explain the author's purpose. He wrote the book, he writes, not for the benefit of his neighbors: "I did it mine own self to gratifie" (5). He acknowledges that people had differing...
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