God's instruments? Native Indians in Rowlandson’s "Captivity Narrative"

Mary Rowlandson's Captivity narrative


Essay, 2013

6 Seiten, Note: 1,0


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When Mary Rowlandson is held captive by the Indians in the late 17th century, she has to deal with the situation in order to survive. But when we look at "A Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson," it is important to understand the point of view of a Puritan woman. As such, Mary Rowlandson connects all events, good and bad ones, to God. For this reason, even the Indians' actions are initiated by Him. But why did Rowlandson decide to make them God´s instrument in her story? Aren´t the Native Americans supposed to be the wild, the savage, the opposite of the Puritans? Was it her strong beliefs, was it some sort of self-protection-mechanism, or was it her way to deal with a strange, foreign situation?

Details

Titel
God's instruments? Native Indians in Rowlandson’s "Captivity Narrative"
Untertitel
Mary Rowlandson's Captivity narrative
Hochschule
Northern Arizona University  (Literature studies)
Veranstaltung
American Romanticism
Note
1,0
Autor
Jahr
2013
Seiten
6
Katalognummer
V276755
ISBN (eBook)
9783656698579
ISBN (Buch)
9783656700234
Dateigröße
457 KB
Sprache
Englisch
Schlagworte
Captivity, Mary Rowlandson, American Studies, early American Literature, American Literature, Native American, Captivated, Puritans
Arbeit zitieren
Annika Mödl (Autor:in), 2013, God's instruments? Native Indians in Rowlandson’s "Captivity Narrative", München, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/276755

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