... when a text is spawn from such a situation one tends to notice many of the text-specific patterns and archetypes that are present. In this paper I would like to thoroughly examine these text specific patterns and bring them to the attention of the reader using various examples and quotes. The two pieces I am going to pay attention to are Mary Rowlandson's narrative in Women's Indian Captivity Narratives ... sat late at that little loophole scarcely large enough to give me a glimpse of one twinkling star. There I heard the patrols and slave-hunters conferring together about the capture of...

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