A Narrative of the Captivity of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson – Flashcards
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What does Mary Rowlandson say that she always intended to do if Native Americans attacked?
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She says she would rather be killed then taken alive.
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Why did she change her mind?
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She was too frighten by the sight of weapons to resist capture.
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What was Mary Rowlandson's greatest concern at the beginning of her captivity?
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Taking care of her wounded child.
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What experience does Mary Rowlandson have with Matacom (Philip)?
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Metacom(Philip) pays Mary a shilling to sew a shirt for his child.
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What impression of him does this episode convey?
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This convey that Metacom(Philip) is human.
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How did the Indians generally treat Mary Rowlandson?
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They treated her as is she were one of their possessions.
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What consumed most of Mary Rowlandson's time on a day to day basis?
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She was consumed with ways to find food.
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When Mary Rowlandson first finds her son, what does she find him doing?
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Mary finds her son praying, he is pretendingto be asleep.
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What might this episode suggest about the attitude of the Wampanoag?
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Wampanoag frowned on display of piety by captives.
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During Mary Rowlandson's captivity with whom and where did she live?
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She lives serval places with serval families.
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How does Rowlandson portray her captors:
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Mary resents being denied adequate food; she also is upset about the lack of care for her children. Also, she notes acts of kindness shown to her.
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Mary Rowlandson gives credit of her servival to whom?
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She gives God all credit.
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What qualities of behaviors help Rowlandson servive her oldest?
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She is strong, possibly because of her religous faith. She thinks of her predicament as Gods will.
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Captivity narratives such as Rowlandson's were amoung the most popular literary genres in early America. What effect do you think this type of literature might have had on the colonists' attitude and policies regarding Native Americans?
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Such accounts may have deepened settlers mistry mistrust of Native Americans and led to harsh polices.
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What are some reasons for her biblical allusions?
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She uses biblical allusion to create power imargery and to stress God providence.
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What is the effect of her allusion to the book of Job?
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It emphasize her suffering.
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What does her account of her time as a prisoner show about the life of the Wampanoag?
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The war was brutal and the settlers were vulnerable.
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Devastation, misery; sadness
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Desolation
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To overcome with fear; intimidate
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Daunt
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Deep awareness of another's suffering with a desire to help
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Compassion
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To recognize as different and distinct; distinguish
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Discern
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To express deep sorrow of grief
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Lament
