During the narrative, her views of her captors shift more and more, from seeing them as savage beasts who she’d rather be killed by than to be captured, to seeing them as a trial put on Earth by God, although still being savage beasts. She never describes any of the Native Americans, or gives and thanks to them, instead giving it all to God. One can see her religious influence shine through in this shift in her writing during the narrative. Mary Rowlandson became more religiously active during her captivity, and is thankful for her captivity, seeing it as a chance to allow her to become even more pure and religious, as the Puritan values she believes in
During the narrative, her views of her captors shift more and more, from seeing them as savage beasts who she’d rather be killed by than to be captured, to seeing them as a trial put on Earth by God, although still being savage beasts. She never describes any of the Native Americans, or gives and thanks to them, instead giving it all to God. One can see her religious influence shine through in this shift in her writing during the narrative. Mary Rowlandson became more religiously active during her captivity, and is thankful for her captivity, seeing it as a chance to allow her to become even more pure and religious, as the Puritan values she believes in