John Bunyan

17th century

English author and Puritan preacher, best known for the allegorical novel The Pilgrim's Progress (1678).

Connection to Taylor Swift

Uncle Jerry draws a parallel between the song's journey from suffering to fulfilment and Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress, where the character Christian Pilgrim journeys toward the Celestial City, seeing Taylor's speaker on a similar pilgrimage through heartbreak toward love.

Notable Works

• The Pilgrim's Progress