The writings of Mary Rowlandson, and Benjamin Franklin, are two different pieces of literature that have both had a major effect on current American, and also had a major effect on Emerging America. Many revolutionary writes wanted America to live a self-improvement life so we could stay strong as a nation. They accomplished this through different types of literature. Mary Rowlandson wrote a piece about her dedication to God, and we should stay loyal to him thus living a better life. Franklin wrote a piece about how important it is to stay frugal with your money, and work hard to make more. Mary Rowlandson was a part of a group of puritan settlers in America that was attacked by Natives, and she was captured. Benjamin Franklin was a revolutionist who was motivated to help others live a better life and to help them give their prosterity a better life as well. Both writers wanted everyone to live a self-improvement based life.
Mary Rowlandson would have some difficulty adapting to today's society because the ideals of her time were mainly following what would look good in God's eyes. In today's society science has proved so much about life and what is real and not real, that life …show more content…
They lived their lives thinking that God had control of everything, and that you prosterity should not have to live a life that stated very difficult only to get harder. While both of them wanted everyone to live a self-improvement based life they had different ways of accomplishing this. Mary on one side wanted them to live their lives around God and the Lord, making it easier to get into heaven, and any problem in life was a test from him. By passing these tests you proved yourself faithful and were accepted into Heaven. Franklin on the other hand wanted you to life a life that was based around making life for your prosterity easier. You should work hard and save for your children and
Mary Rowlandson would have some difficulty adapting to today's society because the ideals of her time were mainly following what would look good in God's eyes. In today's society science has proved so much about life and what is real and not real, that life …show more content…
They lived their lives thinking that God had control of everything, and that you prosterity should not have to live a life that stated very difficult only to get harder. While both of them wanted everyone to live a self-improvement based life they had different ways of accomplishing this. Mary on one side wanted them to live their lives around God and the Lord, making it easier to get into heaven, and any problem in life was a test from him. By passing these tests you proved yourself faithful and were accepted into Heaven. Franklin on the other hand wanted you to life a life that was based around making life for your prosterity easier. You should work hard and save for your children and