The Soaps of Early Enlightenment

Elia Innamorati
SOAPS Document Analysis form for unit on chapters ______
Document 1
What is the SUBJECT?
The Subject of John Winthrop’s speech serves to speak about what the peoples mission to be in the new land is. This passage shows that the people have high morals and are not entering New England as individuals for economic gain but as a cohesive mass that will look out for each other.
What is the OCCASION?
Emigrants from England are on the ship Arabella to New England and John Winthrop is giving a speech promising fortunes and freedom in the new land.
What is the AUDIENCE?
The audiences are the Puritans who have left England from religious persecution. The Puritans are very religious and therefore work for god and with dignity.
What is the PURPOSE?
John Winthrop seeks to excite the people about the new land where they are going to live. He explains a society based on religion where they all look out for each other and rejoice together. He seeks to create a model city and to lead by example.
Who is the SPEAKER?
John Winthrop is an avid puritan and wealthy lawyer who is known for leading the first large wave of migrants from England in 1630, and served as governor for 12 of the colony's first 20 years of existence.

Document 2
What is the SUBJECT?
The subject is the mass migration of families to New England.
What is the OCCASION?
Puritans have left religious persecution and are aboard a ship to make a living in the new land.
What is the AUDIENCE?
The data was recorded to track how many people entered the America
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What is the PURPOSE?
The Purpose is to show that the settles from New England arrived as older men and woman already with children. They are not coming in as individuals to get rich quick but to raise their children and make a life of dignity

Who is the SPEAKER?
The source is the deputy clerk to Edward Thorougood

Document 3
What is the SUBJECT?
The subject is the mass migration of single English men...