Reflections of Milton in Paradise Lost and On Having Arrived.

At a young age, John Milton was convinced that he was destined for greatness. He thought that he "might perhaps leave something so written to aftertimes as they should not willingly let it die"(Text 414). For this reason he thought that his life was very important to himself and to others. He often wrote directly about himself, and he used his life experiences as roots for his literature. In Paradise Lost and in a sonnet …

…was not well liked. Due to his Puritan background and his egocentric personality, he was not respected by more than a select few. Throughout his life, John Milton believed that he would be remembered as great. He was so self-absorbed that he was a major part of a lot of his work. Also, he used his life and character to formulate Satan and Paradise Lost. He thought he would be remembered and he was correct.