Compare And Contrast Mary Rowlandson And Olaudah Equiano

“Two-thirds of my religion consists in trying to be good to negroes because they are so much in my power, and it would be so easy to be the other thing.”-Mary Boykin Chestnut

Mary Rowlandson was a devoted, Puritan woman of the 1600’s who would eventually go on to pave the way for an entire genre—the captivity genre/narrative. She had several family members murdered and was held captive by Native Americans, but was eventually reunited with her fellow Puritans. She details her experiences in A Narrative of Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson. Rowlandson showcases her biblical typology many times and her story and a prime example shown is when she writes, “… my heart began to fail: and I fell aweeping… Although I had met with so much affliction… yet I could not shed one tear…” (Rowlandson 279). She uses typology to understand what is going on in her life and around her and this is displayed when she adds, “But now I may say as Psalm 137.1, ‘By the Rivers of Babylon, there we sate down: yea, we wept when we remembered Zion,” (Rowlandson 279). She used the bible to understand her experiences rather than to see what it is like. She wrote during a very devout, religious era and

Mary Rowlandson, and Olaudah Equiano, both wrote autobiographies depicting their individual experience with enslavement and capture. The two pieces of literature are generally very similar though their experiences were considerably different.

Every downfall and hardship the Lord was there with them, guiding them, talking to them and making his presence known. Bradford states, “Let them therefore praise the Lord, because he is good, and his mercies endure forever.” “Yea, let the which have been redeemed of the Lord, show how He hath delivered them from the hand of the oppressor.” (Bradford

Many people go through unimaginable cruelty. In Mary Rowlandson "A Narrative of Captivity", she was taken by Indians that took her to captivity. In Olaudah Equiano "The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano", he explains how he was captured and his journey on the slave ship. Both Mary and Equiano both experience loss, hardship, and cruelty.

Mary Rowlandson and Sojourner Truth were both prominent women who had stories about their captivities. Mary Rowlandson was a White woman who was kidnapped by Native Americans during a raid on her village. While Sojourner Truth was born into slavery and remained property until 1826. Both ladies had differences on among their captivities and encountered oppression in unique ways.The difference between Sojourner Truth and Mary Rowlandson emphasis on individuality, time and historical moment and institutional oppression they both endure.

Narratives about captivity have often intrigued readers in Western culture. Mary Rowlandson and Olaudah Equiano’s stories helped pave the way for stereotypes within both European and white culture; teaching Europeans to see Native Americans as cruel and allowing whites to see the evil in the American slave market. In both “A Narrative of the Captivity” and “The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano,” Mary Rowlandson and Olaudah Equiano share their individual stories of being kidnapped and enslaved. Though the two narrators share similarities in their personal accounts of being held captive, either individual’s reaction sheds light on the true purpose of both Rowlandson and Equiano’s writing.

The poems, journals, and sermons by William Bradford, John Winthrop, Anne Bradstreet and Jonathan Edwards displayed these characteristics: the love of something, the courage to do something, the belief in something, and the ability to stand strong and stable in their beliefs. In “Of Plymouth Plantation” the people traveling to find the people on the ship had the love and desire to seek God in everything they did. They believed in God so much they were putting not only their health but lives in jeopardy by traveling so far. “Thus his curses light on his own head, and it was an astonishment to all his fellows for they noted it to be the just hand of God upon him.” Even though they under came harsh conditions they were determined to find a safe

Children learn what they live, so by being exposed to the unconditional love, vigilance, and support; that is who they mostly become. That’s what Joy and Mary Moore both did for their children. A mother can see she has succeeded of being a good mother in the outcome of her child. A good mother creates loving, vigilant, and supportive individuals. The sad thing is that both men had very similar mothers but only one out of the two turned out to be a success while the other one is suffering a life sentence in prison.

The Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson reveals that the ghastly depiction of the Indian religion (or what Rowlandson perceives as a lack of religion) in the narrative is directly related to the ideologies of her Puritan upbringing. Furthermore, Rowlandson's experiences in captivity and encounter with the new, or "Other" religion of the Indians cause her rethink, and question her past; her experiences do not however cause her to redirect her life or change her ideals in any way.

In an interview, Duff Brennan said something along the lines of "All literature shows us the power of emotion. It is emotion, not reason, that motivates characters in literature." Duff Brennan is communicating that a story is constructed and carried out by the emotions of the characters. In real life, we're ordinarily guided by reason. Most people usually have to stop and contemplate about how doing something will affect them, they don't just act based on how they're feeling. Individuals typically do what is fair, not let their emotions take control of them and drive them to make regretable decisions. In literature, the characters follow their hearts, despite their consciousness trying to reason with them. Even when the characters are not following their hearts, they are ruled by emotions. In most books, characters don't instantly follow their hearts so that the book becomes one where the character is internally struggling over reason and their emotions. Books have to be this way to keep the readers interested. Otherwise, it would just be a book about people going about their normal life, doing what they should do, what's right to do, not what they want to do. 1984 by George Orwell and The Fault in Our Stars by John Green both support this quote and show how this quote is valid.

The Pressure to Assimilate in Mary Rowlandson’s A Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson

Throughout the semester we have discussed a few captivity narratives such as: John Smith, Mary Rowlandson, and Cotton Mather. From a personal standpoint, Mary Rowlandson’s captivity narrative was one of the best selections we have read in class thus far. It is a prominent source of biblical encouragement to those of the Puritan religion and some other religions that put God above all human and nature. Throughout the short story, a Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mary Rowlandson, it describes the eleven weeks, approximately around eighty two days, were Rowlandson was held captive. Rowlandson demonstrates how strong her faith is throughout the entire time she was gone away from her family, losing her daughter Sarah and the problems she and the other captives had to face during that amount of time. She keeps her faith through the Lord and he delivers her prays in the end, because she stayed faithful to him.

The story, “Plymouth Plantation” by William Bradford, is a piece from history about the Pilgrims’ journey to the new world. They faced many hardship and obstacles but as well many memorable moments. After reading the story anyone can take that just like the Pilgrims, beliefs and survival at your side is the key to thrive in any unknown situation.

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