Topic: A Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson
After reading from A Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson, post a discussion of at least 150 words in which you address one of the following items:
1. Does Rowlandson view her male and female captors similarly? If she differentiates between them, which does she prefer? Offer specific examples from the literary work to support your answer.
2. Rowlandson’s narrative was very popular with white readers. To what would you attribute its popularity?
3. Imagine that you are one of Rowlandson’s captors. Post a discussion in which you describe her from this captor’s point of view. Be sure to offer specific examples/evidence from the literary work.
Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/851/851-h/851-h.htm
Does Rowlandson view her male and female captors similarly? If she differentiates between them, which does she prefer?
