Mary Rowlandson vs Anne Bradstreet Essay

If it wasn’t for those things, Rowlandson would have most likely developed a mental illness. Similarly, Bradstreet, like Rowlandson, also became very lonely, despite having her children around for her husband was gone a lot of the time. “Simon [Bradstreet’s] political duties kept him traveling to various colonies on diplomatic errands, so Anne would spend her lonely days and nights reading from her father's vast collection of books, and educating her children.”(annebradstreet.com) As you can see, Anne was left alone with her children most of the time. Mary Rowlandson was kidnapped unlike Bradstreet. Because Rowlandson was kidnapped, this influenced a lot of things in her life. More specifically, Rowlandson’s writing. Rowlandson used her experience to influence her writing, teach other people moral lessons, and educate them on the dangers of the outside world. From the multiple biblical references in her narrative, I cannot help but come to the conclusion that Rowlandson is not just putting the verses in there for herself. But that she is trying to teach the reader a lesson by telling them not to stray from God when times are tough, and not to move from salvation. On the contrary, Bradstreet was far from being kidnapped. Because Bradstreet had different experiences than Rowlandson, the themes and messages behind her poetry is different than Mary’s. Bradstreet’s poetry was mostly about her own feelings. According to one