“Captivity”
Mrs. Rowlandson remembers the nights of imprisonment when the Wampanoag captured her in 1676. She dives deeply into her personal memoir about what it was like being enslaved and now, having been set free, what it is like to be with her own family. The author, Edrich, uses imagery and expressive diction to recall the days of living in the cold outdoors with the Wampanoag. The shift to her life after captivity evokes a sense of understanding for the Wampanoag and her lifestyle that she lived with them. At first, fear overwhelmed her and what would become of her as she struggled from starvation and the bitter cold, but she reminisces to the privileges and things she now has such as food and a warm place to sleep. In the middle of it all, she is searching for truth and a broader understanding of the world around her. Edrich depicts this in her images that begin in captivity and end in freedom.
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