Rowlandson's Narrative

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The role of Puritanism was really important in Rowlandson's narrative. It was important because of Rowlandson’s reliance on her religion. It is the sole purpose as to why she went about her journey. Her religion was also the reason as to why she kept going. After all of the things she seen around her and has happened to her Puritanism and her relationship with God kept her going. Rowlandson uses a lot of biblical references and God in her writing as well. Though, she does seem like she does have a good connection to her religion, I did notice a few inconsistencies. One of the major inconsistency was some of her rude thoughts. She explains how her mistress lost her child and she benefited from it because there was more room. She says, “My mistress's

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