Summarize the meaning and purpose of "As Weary Pilgrim, Now at Rest." Describe the view that Anne Bradstreet takes in the poem.

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Kayden Booker

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27 October, 00:05

Summarize the meaning and purpose of "As Weary Pilgrim, Now at Rest." Describe the view that Anne Bradstreet takes in the poem.

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As you look at the first half of the poem, Anne narrates what she "sees." It is a Christian person who dies and finds rest in heaven at the end of his/her life.

In the second half of the poem, Anne expresses her desire to be just like that Pilgrim, that she herself would find that rest at the end of her life. She is not saying that she wanted to die now, but simply basks in her eternal resting place that she looks forward to when all the hardships of this world are done.