Mary Rowlandson Captivity Analysis

Mary Rowlandson who wrote A Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson described her first person experience she had with Native Americans. She depicts the events as would be seen by an outside observer which become partly biased due to the emotions she felt during captivity. Her story takes place during King Philip’s War, a territorial battle between Native Americans and English settlers. Mary and her children were captured and taken as prisoners by Native Americans in order to be ransomed off. Mary was later sold to a neighboring Indian tribe which she obtained a bible and allowed her to practice religion. Mary’s strong faith in Christianity allowed her to survive her arduous and emotional journey. Mary’s captivity