John Winthrop Vs. Anne Hutchinson
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John Winthrop vs. Anne Hutchinson
John Winthrop was part of the aristocracy of the colonies that would be the United States. He, as well as the local government were strictly Puritan and adhered closely to the bible. John Winthrop was the prosecutor in the case against Anne Huthchinson. She was on trial for teaching her own version of Puritan teachings that were not directly from the Bible all the time. She was accused of heresy and slenderizing the church.
In John Winthrop’s writings, one can clearly identify his feeling of his own superiority, not only in law, government, and church, but also in being a man as opposed to a woman, an Englishman as opposed to a Native American, and a “virtuous” person as compared to a sinner. Winthrop clearly feels that men and women have certain roles, which is very common for that time, and for a woman to step outside these boundaries, that is to act in a way that it is perceived that only men should act, is highly contestable.
At this time and place in history,