Monday, September 13, 2010
Mary Rowlandson
So I think Mary Rowlandson is pretty cool so far (not as cool as Anne Bradstreet, however, though the two are very similar). I appreciate the fact that, like Bradstreet, Rowlandson was a very controversial female author. And she knew it. However, she was still very willing to put her work out in public. The passage that we read in class today about the Indian raid was, while a bit morbid, still good literature. And by good literature, I mean something that is capable of capturing and maintaining my attention. Bad literature is usually something that, after about 3 minutes of reading it, I fall completely asleep. I also liked the way that she stood up against the normal beliefs at the time and went so far the she was actually thrown out of a state. That was pretty cool.
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Rowlandson is interesting for many reasons. Her work gives us some insight to the way people at the time felt about the 'savages' who lived around them. Amazingly, some colonists actually joined with the Indians and adopted their ways. I learned of that when I read 1491. I had seen other writings about some having left white society in favor of the ways of the Indians, and now I would like to read more. Do note how her attitude changes as she stays with these people. I think that it is important. We will discuss some of this information in class.
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