Comparing Mary Rowlandson And Benjamin Franklin's Narrative
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Mary Rowlandson and Benjamin Franklin are both writing about themselves and their experiences. Mary Rowlandson wrote her Narrative for her friends and family while Benjamin Franklin essentially wrote his Autobiography for his son, but also for others to read as well. Throughout Rowlandson’s Narrative, she talks about God and how he was there for her. In The Second Remove, Rowlandson describes her time on the horse with her child. As Rowlandson was traveling up a steep hill with her child in her arms they fell off the horse and the Indians begin to laugh at her and her child. She then talks about how the Lord renewed her strength and how he carried her along, that she might see more of his power. Throughout the Narrative Rowlandson quotes various