The Reconstruction of Mary Rowlandson Sometimes the punches life throws are subtle enough to see what is wrong and to change it. But when those punches come unexpectedly, then it changes the whole idea of a lesson. To say that Mary Rowlandson went through a lot in 1682, when she was held captive by the Indians, is an understatement. Constant battles between the Englishmen and the Indians affected many civilians. She lost so much in a matter of seconds and then with time. With the loss of her home, her children, and the person she once was, Mary Rowlandson grew to appreciate her life. To wake up one day and see that everything you had in your life is being taken away is astonishing. It's like not having the ability to breath from one second to the next. Mary Rowlandson knew that feeling …show more content…
When she saw the children being dispersed and taken away, she feared that they would never be returned. As Molly Farrell narrates in her selection, “These Indians do not want merely to destroy infants and their mothers, but subsequently seek rapaciously to gather the weaned children to themselves. In this diabolical vision, the Indians force children to adopt a new “home” and increase the Indians numbers as soon as they are no longer physically dependent on their mothers.” (73). When she lost her children, she also lost her sense of hope. Farrell later includes some insight on Mary’s feelings. She states, “’She describes her body faltering at their dispersal: ‘Heart-aking thoughts here I had about my poor Children, who were scattered up and down among the wild beasts of the forrest, (78) ‘” (73). Little by little the sensation of not having control kicked in. What she once had near her to protect is out of her reach and in the hands of the Indians. Mary knew very well what they were capable of and that put more of a burden on her. All these events laid upon Mary very heavily causing her to