In every difficult moment, Bradstreet captures how she turns to God for help in several poems. This includes the deaths of his grandchildren and in the poem In Memory of My Dear Nephew Anne Bradstreet, Bradstreet consoles himself, writing "Meanwhile my throbbing heart has rejoiced with this: / Thou with thy Savior art in infinite bliss" ( ll. 17-18). While distraught over the death of her young nephew, Bradstreet turns to God and is cheered by the thought of being with God in heaven. Furthermore, even when Bradstreet's house burns down, he writes Here are some lines about the burning of our house and states, “Yet by his gift it has become yours; / There is wealth enough, I need nothing else, / Goodbye , my body, goodbye". my shop” (ll. 50-52). In this passage, Bradstreet states that the physical possessions he has lost are worthless and that only the wealth gained from a relationship with God is worth anything. Therefore, despite Bradstreet's non-compliance with the standards of submission to men and purity, it is still deeply rooted in