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Mary Rowlandson's Narrative

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Mary Rowlandson’s work could make the reader feel a sense of anger towards the Natives. One example is she describes looking out the window and seeing houses burning and the villagers being killed by the Natives. Another example is when Rowlandson is remembering when the Natives forced her to come with them or she would be killed. The reader may also believe the Natives just want to hurt the colonist. One reason why the reader can believe that is Mary never told why the Natives were attacking the village she lived in. Mary also describes when a villager was crawling back and forth after being strike in the head. Mary Rowlandson uses hateful language (merciless heathens and hell-hounds) to describe the Natives, and has a tone of anger as
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