Similarities Between Franklin And Mary Rowlandson

Several writers and authors have contributed to the amazing world of literature but, the most important writers are the ones that express the voices of the emergence of America such as Mary Rowlandson and Benjamin Franklin. Mary Rowlandson’s piece “Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson” written in 1682 is centered around Rowlandson’s time being held by Native Americans because she was a Puritan. Benjamin Franklin’s “Way to Wealth” written in 1758 is a passageway into Franklin’s thought process and various advice pieces as his persona Poor Richard. The similarities in the two pieces is the passion they both have for their desired way of life. Both pieces of literature hold strongly to their beliefs and create persuasive pieces that move the reader to understand their way of thinking. Their arguments apply to modern America by use of religion and the explicit importance of frugality. In Mary …show more content…
Passion towards sticking to your belief was evident in each piece. By means of Rowlandson, she expressed many times throughout the piece about how she stuck to her religion despite her troubling times. “‘For a small moment have I forsaken thee, but with great mercies will I gather thee’ (Isaiah 54.7). Thus the Lord carried me along from one time to another, and made good to me this precious promise, and many others.” This passage is a prime example of Rowlandson’s continual faith through trying times. As for Franklin, his strong beliefs are the ones of being frugal and responsible with your money. “But poverty often deprives a man of all spirit and virtue: 'tis hard for an empty bag to stand upright, as Poor Richard truly says.”In this case, poverty is when one doesn’t take care of their money and falls into debt. Franklin most likely is exaggerating the poverty part but nonetheless wants to emphasize on the utmost importance of being careful with your