Being a woman means to be passionate in every aspect of life, and the captivity narratives we read demonstrates that. I feel that if two gentlemen were the ones writing the narratives, the stories would be very different, and not only because the treatment toward them would have been different, also because the way they would have lived the captivity, and the way they would have told the story.
Mary Rowlandson and Mary Jemison had a lot in common, however, I felt entirely different after reading each story. My perception is that Rowlandson wrote while she was still in anger and Jemison wrote with a healed heart. It might be because Jemison was younger when they took her and she learned how to appreciate the Indian's way of living, or it might
Mary Rowlandson and Mary Jemison had a lot in common, however, I felt entirely different after reading each story. My perception is that Rowlandson wrote while she was still in anger and Jemison wrote with a healed heart. It might be because Jemison was younger when they took her and she learned how to appreciate the Indian's way of living, or it might