All her stories seemed to have a lesson that would be taught by the end. Everyone in that time period knew the Bible stories so reading about it happening in their day and age probably made it more believable, and, therefore, people would want to read Rowlandson's narrative. While reading through this narrative, at some points I had to remind myself that this was, in fact, a true story. Since Rowlandson did write these accounts after they already happened, and not while they were happening, I ask myself if, at some points, she elaborated the truth a little to make it seem more miraculous. The story seemed to be good vs. evil, saint/elect vs. damned. And that made it interesting. It is a story full of conflict and problems and that always gets people's attention. Many people are interested in reading about other people's struggles. I do not know what it is that we, as human beings, really enjoy reading or hearing about other people's difficulties. .
Maybe it makes us feel better about ourselves or maybe it can be relatible and bring back memories of times we have suffered so we can sympathize with the person, whatever the reason is, someone's hardships make good stories that people will buy and read. There was also a piece of scripture for everything that happened. So, not only was it a realistic true story people were hearing about they had biblical evidence they could look up to back up her writings. Even though it was never expected to be published I think it is an exceptional piece of writing and elaborate stories that are almost too detailed to be true. If this had not been published who know who or what would have shaped women's literature. She was a pioneer of her time and a very good one at that. The first copy of Rowlandson's narrative was actually never the one published. She wrote Sovereignty and Goodness between 1677 when she was let free from captivity and 1678, when her husband passed away.
