Posted by Adam.
Mary Rowlandson, an innocent preacher’s wife, is swept up into the captivity of the ever-savage Indians and is taken off into the wilderness, ready to kill herself before she has to live in that condition. Rowlandson, a devout Christian, couldn’t stand the “roaring, and singing, and dancing, and yelling of those black creatures in the night, which made the place a lively resemblance of hell” (Rowlandson, 14). But, she complains much more than she actually explains the customs. Was this a ritual practice after a successful raid, or simply heathens worshipping the devil? Rowlandson doesn’t care to say. However, she makes it very apparent that she is following the scripture, and is the one favored by God, as in Daniel and the lions. These Indians seem purely evil, raiding towns and snatching away women and children. Apparently they even did this without much reason for doing so, because of course, those perfect Christians never did anything wrong to warrant such atrocious, uncivilized behavior, right? Continue reading →