Faithfulness to God.
Respect for the power of nature.
During this time period in America, religion was a very important part of the colonist experience. Many people had arrived to the new continent due to religious persecution, and honouring God was at the top of their priorities. Therefore, faithfulness to God was an important theme in literature. Moreover, as colonists struggled with the wilderness they encountered, they constantly witnessed the power of nature, and the respect they developed for it was also very significant in their writing.