... a bias against the Indians because of her Puritan background. She gives both physical and cultural descriptions of the Indians but to overcome death she must change her way of life and adapt to survive. The Puritans first made their way to the New World because of religious persecution which resulted in an ... which have been committed. Mary explains her captivity as a test of her faith from God. If she could keep her beliefs and stand against the black creatures, than she would be accepted as one of God's children. Many of the settlers shared the same common value system in which devot...

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