Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson

Synopsis

Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson is a work of captivity narratives, which reflects the captive point of view of the horrific experiences of unwarranted life in the jungles. This book narrates the incident which took place during King Philip’s war, Mary (White) Rowlandson, a colonial woman was captured after an attack by Native Americans.

She was dragged to the forests along with her three children. Her youngest daughter Sara and she were wounded before being captured. While Sara was allowed to stay with her, other children were separated from her. During her 11 weeks life as captive, her daughter Sara died. She narrates life as captive is full of uncertainty. If one day she was treated well by the Indian captivators, next day she may not receive the same treatment and even put on to starvation without any reason or explanation. She was released after 11 weeks for a ransom of 20 pounds.

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