Comparison Of Mary Rowlandson's The Sovereignty And Goodness Of God

In early February of 1675 the Indians infiltrated the town of Lancaster. They were not looking for money, they were looking for blood. The blood of Christians. Twenty-four English men, women and children survived this maliciousness, only to be held captive by the Indians. The Sovereignty and Goodness of God, tells the tale of Mary Rowlandson’s account as a prisoner for almost 12 weeks.
Mrs. Rowlandson came from a more privileged life than most of those that were taken. As the wife of a Minister she played a role, similar to what we view today as the “First Lady”. Throughout this narrative we read about her strife, strengths and the beliefs which see her through. Her chosen weapon of defense and portal to hope was her faith. Leading up to the

Rowlandson was being held captive, it is implied in this narrative that she is still held at a higher standard than the other captives. There are numerous occasions where she has some freedom to find her children and also was given a bible by one of the Indians, from one of the villages they overthrew. That bible gave her the comfort from home that she longed for. Another instance that showed her privilege was when she was granted permission to meet with King Phillip. While with Phillip he asked her to make a shirt for his boy. In doing so, Mary was given a schilling. Once returning to her Master, she offered the money she earned to him, but he allowed her to keep it for herself (Rowlandson, 2012, para 22). As this narrative is strictly an account from Mrs. Rowlandson’s perspective, it is easy to interpret that she was most likely shown more kindness because of her social stature. Further demonstrating that she was able to retain most of her Christian Englishness and does her best not to become one of

She has been changed by some degree from this experience, whether she would like to believe it or not. This was a test that in her previous lifestyle she may have never needed to exemplify such strength. She bore witness to a great deal of malicious behavior inflected upon her people and did not lash out to the Indians. Instead, Mary showed great strength by not attempting to escape and biding her time. She also found some of the Indian clothing quite beautiful. She took a great deal of explaining their wardrobe for an evening dance. There was an extreme amount of detail in regards to wardrobe, noting every detail from their coats to the Squaw’s stockings (Rowlandson, 2012, para 43). She sounded almost envious of the beauty in their clothing even though it was different from her traditional