... it but in the next example the noun capitalization becomes evident, "The House stood upon the edge of a Hill; some of the Indians got behind the Hill, others into the Barn- (Rowlandson 12). What I had acquired after examining this pattern is that Rowlandson tends to capitalize certain nouns in order to place a greater emphasis on them, forcing them to stand out ... his children, by teaching them to f! eel like the were human beings." (Jacobs 130). Before I finish with Jacobs" text, the last pattern that I would like to touch upon is Jacobs" burning desire to one day be a freewoman, fuel...

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... place in her removes. To begin, Rowlandson assists the reader in seeing and hearing the panic and fear taking place during the Indians raid on the village, "several Houses were burning, and the Smoke ascending to Heaven-[231]. Rowlandson's frontier village became the aim of an inhumane and merciless attack. Indians attacked from all sides of the village killing many of ... Rowlandson's family and neighbors: "The House stood upon the edge of a hill; some of the Indians got behind the hill, others into the Barn, and others behind any thing that could shelter them; from all which places th...

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