Mary Rowlandson: Trustworthy Narrative Or Imaginary Story

Mary Rowlandson: Trustworthy Narrative or Imaginary story
Rowlandson’s, “A Narrative of the Captivity and Reftoration of Mrs. Rowlandfon” has been well known through generations. A story that has been examined and studied by many, about her early life in the colonies and the hardship that she encountered, by the Native Americans, targets sympathetic and emotional response of the countless readers after her. It has not exempted from contention triggered by supporters and critics, both eagerly to provide their opinion and beliefs of her story. One can only know for sure that there is only one person who truly knows the accounts of the story and whether there trustworthy narrative or imaginary story.
With the purpose of fairly examine Rowlandson’s traumatic tales, it is vital to have a concise understanding of what a means to be a reliable narrator. According to the University of Georgetown, a reliable narrator describes as “A main characteristic of a reliable narrator is his or her proximity in …show more content…
The proximity, breadth of Knowledge and impartiality to the events. In her stories, proximity can be identified in the details that she and those around her were in at the time when the attacks took place. From the additional information that can be gathered of her family, her place she was from and the fact of her being married to clerical Reverend Joseph Rowlandson it is within reason to believe that Mary Rowlandson had proximity to the events in Lancaster. A good example of this proximity can be identified when Rowlandson states, “On the tenth of February 1675, came the Indians with great numbers upon Lancaster. Their first coming was about Sun-rising; hearing the noise of some Guns…” (Perkins). The details recount of that attack given with a precise time and date adds to Rowlands credibility to her engagement and proximity to the events