Writers of the American Revolutionary period and their Puritan forebears valued political and cultural separation from England. Writers such as Thomas Paine or Benjamin Franklin share fundamental values and ideas with their Puritan forebears. Puritan writers had the 3 values of courage, piety, and industry, while revolutionary writers had courage, rebellion, and industry. Both groups wanted something different. I think the Puritans helped shape liturature and helped to shape the furture.