Attack and Capture of Mary Rowlandson

This article discusses the capture and release of Mary Rowlandson during King Phillip's war and its impact on the history of America.

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Topic 1
Attack and Capture of Mary Rowlandson
Mary Rowlandson was the wife of a Minister and a colonial woman who as captures by the
Native Americans of the country during King Phillip’s war in the country. She was held
hostage for a period of eleven days in the country before demanding of the ransom for the
release of the Rowlandson at the price of twenty pounds. The whole incident of her capture as
well as her release from her captors is well recorded in the book that was written by her
called The Captivity of Mary Rowlandson.
Lancaster, the area in the Massachusetts where Rowlandson and her husband had been living
came under the attacks from that of the Narragansett, Wampanoag as well as the
Nashaway/Nipmuc Indians which was led by their leader named Monoco. The native Indians
killed and captured a large number of people who were taken captive by them which included
Mary Rowlandson as well as her four children. As stated by Rowlandson (55), it was while in
the captivity of the Native Indians that Sarah, the four year old daughter of Mary
Rowlandson, died from the wounds that she received during the attack and the capture by the
Native Indians. Ii is known from the texts itself that both Rowlandson as well as her children
were forced by the Indians to accompany them to the other areas so that themselves could
escape from the English soldiers themselves. The texts also tell the readers about the extreme
conditions that she had suffered at the hands of the Indians and the ransom that was
demanded by the Indians in order to release her and her children so that they could go back to
their families. The ransom of 20 pounds were raised by the women of Boston while the
ransom was paid to the Indians by John Hoar of Concord (Rowlandson: 50).
Thus, it is from the essay itself that the that the readers get to know the facts about Mary
Rowlandson and the way in which she was captured by the Indians and the way in which she

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was released by the Indians as part of the ransom that was paid to them by the Government of
the English people. Thus, the texts also tell the audience about the history of King Philip’s
wart and the outcome which resulted from the war itself. This is exactly what the history is
about.
Topic 2
Paraphrase of To My Dear and Loving Husband by Anne Bradstreet
In the poem, “To My Loving and Dear Husband” by the author Anne Bradstreet, the poet is
speaking to her husband, where she expresses her love for her husband. In the poem, she tells
her readers that she loves her husband more than any other man that she had ever loved in her
life. The readers find that in the poem itself, the author’s love for her husband expresses the
raw emotion that is found in the love poems that the author herself has written (Pietros, 50).
In the poem, itself, the author has compared the love of her husband with that of the gold and
the people of the East End who were believed to be richer than the rest of the people of the
country. The poet begins the poem by stating that she considers her husband and herself as
one being i.e. they are united. She informs the readers that she loves her husband so much
that she should search in heaven for something that is equal to the love that she professes for
her husband. As stated by Pietros (50), then the poet shifts to a spiritual perspective where
she says that the since men and women who marry need to be married since they are young
need to be together till the time they are dead, but the author says that since the love she has
for her husband is so strong, she believes that they will be together even after they die in
heaven.
In the poem, the poet had made use of the theme of love to symbolize the various ways in
which she loves her husband. This love for her husband has been expressed in the poem by
the poet by using various symbols of love in both as well as the immortal areas. Through all

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these references by the author of the poem, it is clear that the that the author of the poem
really loves her husband so much that she had decided to write a poem explaining to the
readers about the significance of her love for her husband through her poem.
This is what the poem by the author is all about as she describes the various ways of her love
for her husband which makes the poem a perfectly romantic one.
Topic 5
Benjamin Franklin’s Contribution to the American Society
Benjamin Franklin, the American innovator had made a number of important contributions to
the building of the American Society as well as the building of the American country itself in
general. However, the most important contribution that Franklin had made to the country was
when he had acted as an Ambassador as well as an emissary to the country of France during
the time of the Revolutionary War in the country itself. As stated by Franklin (44), it was
Franklin’s good nature, diplomacy as well as his cunning personality which gained America
the help of the French in the Revolutionary War against the British Empire.
There were other contributions that was made by Franklin in the United States as well. First
of all, it was him who prevented the French taking the place of the British in the country itself
and helped the country to make the country of the United States remain independent after the
fall of the British in the country. As stated by Franklin (43), another important role that was
played by Franklin in the country was that he had played the role of Postmaster General in
the country and he is also considered to be the Father of the Postal Services in the country.
Secondly, there were other roles that were played by the innovator of America named
Benjamin Franklin in the country. These contributions include him helping to make the
Declaration of Independence in the country and was also the oldest signee of the declaration
in the country. Apart from these activities, he also played an important role in the field of

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public education and the libraries of the country by involving in various philanthropic
activities which helped to make people involve more in such activities. Franklin also played
an important role in helping the Congress in the country help to abolish the slavery so that the
people of the country can live together peacefully with each other and there would be no
signs of slavery and other forms of inequality in the country in any form or the other.
Therefore, these are the contributions that were made by Benjamin Franklin, who was also
known as the innovator of the country of America. The essay therefore refers to the
contributions made by Benjamin Franklin in the country of America.
Topic 6
Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Writing and Their Psychological Study of Mankind
Nathaniel Hawthorne was an American novelist as well as short story writer, novelist as well
as the first author belonging to the dark romantic genre. As stated by Wagenkreccht (43), he
is known as the author of a number of stories which are known for their accurate study of the
various emotions of mankind which includes the study of guilt, obsession, love or can also
include the study of a particular character. Therefore, he is indeed called the author whose
works deal with a number of psychological factors of mankind themselves.
Hawthorne is considered to be one of the best writers of the Romantic era of the America
Literature in the country itself. Most of the works that were written by the author mainly dealt
with the situations of the psychological conditions of the humankind. Some of these might
deal with the conditions of happiness, sadness or other forms of emotions which are usually
dealt with by the humans themselves (Wagenkrecht: 2019). The author in his stories uses his
methods to analyse the inner world of the human beings and also to criticize the various
Puritan ideas as well as the way of the lives that these Puritan persons lead in their lives. His
stories are known to start with a simple idea at the beginning, then they turn more complex as

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the story progresses and deal with the various emotions of the characters in the stories as well
as the situations that leads to such emotions among the characters.
Hawthorne is also known to use various symbolisms in the play which also deals with the
various emotional themes that are used by the characters in the play itself. All these emotions
are explored by Hawthorne himself in the play itself. Therefore, it is said that the writings of
Nathaniel Hawthorne always deals with the subjects of the emotions of the human beings as
the author himself wants to explore these issues to find out the reason why the human beings
undertake actions that are taken by them in the stories written by the author himself.
Topic 7
Analysis of Self Reliance by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Self-Reliance is a well-known essay which was written by Ralph Waldo Emerson in the year
1841. The essay deals with one of the most common themes which Emersion used to explore
in his short stories itself. The theme of Self Reliance deals with the need of the individuals to
avoid conformity of various kinds as well as various kinds of inconsistency. This forms the
basic theme explored in the stories by the author Ralph Waldo Emerson.
In the essay named “Self Reliance” written by the author Ralph Waldo Emerson, the author
has talked about the fact an individual has his/her own control on himself or herself. He also
states that the citizens of the country are the ones who controls the government. However, the
author also comments on the various other things of life. All these things that the writer
comments about the nonconformist attitude of the human beings. In this respect, the author
states that the human beings should do what they feel is right for them as it is their own
actions that needs to be taken by the individuals so that they can live and fulfil the dreams
that they want to fulfil in their lives (Damon-Bach: 29). It is because of these reasons that

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Self Reliance is considered to be one of the best essays written by the author Ralph Waldo
Emerson
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