Transcript A Narrative of The Captivity and Restoration Mary Rowlandson c. 1636-1711

A Narrative of The
Captivity and Restoration
Mary Rowlandson
c. 1636-1711
Background
King Philip’s War
 Time: 1675.6.20 ~ 1676.8
 Metacomet=Philip (colonists
called him)
 Cause: American Indians were
desperate to retain their LANDS!!
So the war began~
Damage
 1200
houses were ruined
 600 English colonials were dead
 3000 American
Indians were
killed  Lost the war!!
Mary Rowlandson
c. 1636~1711
Rowlandson’s Life
– was born
 1656 – married Joseph Rowlandson
 1676.2.20 – was captured by
American Indians
 1676.5.2 – was released
 1677 – moved to Wethersfield
 1711 – passed away
 1636
Summary
Narrative Skills
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1st Person Point of View
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Subjective
Expressive
Participation of readers
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http://www.bio.umass.edu/biology/conn.
river/mary.html
Main Ideas
Adventure
Heroism
Piety
Works Cited
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http://www.bio.umass.edu/biology/conn.ri
ver/mary.html
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http://guweb2.gonzaga.edu/faculty/camp
bell/enl310/rowland.htm