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    Literature Companion: The Sovereignty and Goodness of God
    Literature Companion: The Sovereignty and Goodness of God
    Literature Companion: The Sovereignty and Goodness of God
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    Literature Companion: The Sovereignty and Goodness of God

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    “The Sovereignty and Goodness of God” by Mary Rowlandson is also titled “The Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson.” The book was first published in 1682. It is said to be one of America’s first bestsellers.

    Mary Rowlandson was a colonial American woman. Once, Native Americans attacked the settlement of Lancaster, in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, where she lived and captured her during King Philip’s War. They kept her captive for eleven weeks to get ransom.

    Literature Companion: The Sovereignty and Goodness of God
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    Chapter One: Introduction
    Chapter Two: Plot Overview
    Chapter Three: Characters
    Chapter Four: Complete Summary
    Chapter Five: Critical Analysis

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRaja Sharma
    Release dateJul 15, 2015
    ISBN9781311855367
    Literature Companion: The Sovereignty and Goodness of God

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      Literature Companion: The Sovereignty and Goodness of God

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      Literature Companion: The Sovereignty and Goodness of God

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      Chapter One: Introduction

      The Sovereignty and Goodness of God by Mary Rowlandson is also titled The Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson. The book was first published in 1682. It is said to be one of America’s first bestsellers.

      Mary Rowlandson was a colonial American woman. Once, Native Americans attacked the settlement of Lancaster, in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, where she lived, and captured her during King Philip’s War. They kept her captive for eleven weeks to get ransom.

      Having been released from the captivity, she started to write the present book. It is categorized as captivity narratives in the literary genre.

      The book had two different titles to meet its two different sects of readers: Puritan New England readers and English readers.

      After the success of this book, several other authors imitated her narrative. It became a seminal work of the Anglo-American captivity narrative genre.

      Chapter Two: Plot Overview

      It is 10th of February, 1675. The place is the settlement of Lancaster, in the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

      Native Americans attack this colony and burn houses down and open fire on the British settlers. They kill many of the British settlers and wound many more.

      Many of the survivors are made captive and taken away by the Native Americans. Mary Rowlandson and her three children are among the captives.

      Mary and her youngest child have been wounded. The other members of the family, like her brother-in-law have been killed.

      The captured survivors are led into a jungle by the Native Americans. Rowlandson and her youngest child Sarah have been permitted to stay together, but her two oldest children Joseph and Mary have been separated.

      They spend a night in a nearby town. The following morning, the captives are led further into the wilderness by the Native Americans. It is very difficult journey for Rowlandson and her daughter because both of them are injured. Eventually, they reach and Indian settlement. The place is called Wenimesset.

      Rowlandson comes across another captive named Robert Pepper there. Robert tries to help the new arrivals, the captives. They are kept in Wenimesset for about a week. Unfortunately, her daughter, Sarah, passes away.

      After some days, the Native Americans sell Rowlandson to another Indian who happens to be related to King Philip by marriage. They also buy her dead daughter. Rowlandson is allowed to meet her oldest daughter

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