Lakhasly

The women also are unable to fulfill"normal" women's roles:unable to protect their own children, unable to dress neatly and cleanly or in the "proper'" garments, unable to restrict their sexual activity to marriage to the "appropriate" kind of man.They serve as a call for retaliation as well as for caution in relating to these "dangerous" natives. Sometimes the narratives also challenge some of the racial stereotypes. By depicting the captors as individuals, often as people who also face troubles and challenges, the captors are also made more human. . In either case,these Indian captive narratives serve a directly political purpose,and can be seen as a kind of political propaganda. .The captivity narratives also usually refer to the religious contrast between the Christian captive and the pagan Indians .The captivity narratives served to define piety and women's proper devotion to their religion, and to give a religious message about the value of faith in times of adversity. (Puritan) Example:. Mary Rowlandson's captivity story, for instance, was publishedin 1682 with a subtitle that included her name as "Mrs. Mary Rowlandson,a Minister's Wife in New England."

Features of Captivity Narratives
Although both men and women adopted this
genre, but it is usually about women who are
kidnapped and held captive by American
Indians
They are mostly factual, but close analysis
reveals that they are not fully objective
·They are part of the culture's definition of what a "proper
woman" should be and do.Women in these narratives are
not treated as women "should" be -- they often see the
violent deaths of husbands, brothers and children.
The women also are unable to fulfill"normal" women's
roles:unable to protect their own children, unable to
dress neatly and cleanly or in the "proper'" garments,
unable to restrict their sexual activity to marriage to the
"appropriate" kind of man. They are forced into roles
unusual for women, including violence in their own
defense or that of children, physical challenges such as
long journeys by foot, or trickery of their captors.
Even the fact that they publish stories of their lives is
stepping outside "normal" women's behavior
They perpetuate stereotypes of Indians and settlers, and
were part of the on-going conflict between these groups
as the settlers moved westward.
·In a society in which men are expected to be the
protectors of women, the kidnapping of women is viewed
as an attack on and affront of the males in the society.
They serve as a call for retaliation as well as for caution in
relating to these "dangerous" natives.
Sometimes the narratives also challenge some of the
racial stereotypes. By depicting the captors as individuals,
often as people who also face troubles and challenges, the
captors are also made more human.
· In either case,these Indian captive narratives serve a
directly political purpose,and can be seen as a kind of
political propaganda.
·The captivity narratives also usually refer to
the religious contrast between the Christian
captive and the pagan Indians
·The captivity narratives served to define piety
and women's proper devotion to their
religion, and to give a religious message about
the value of faith in times of adversity.
(Puritan)
Example:. Mary Rowlandson's captivity story,
for instance, was publishedin 1682 with a
subtitle that included her name as "Mrs. Mary
Rowlandson,a Minister's Wife in New
England." That edition also included "A
Sermon on the Possibility of God's Forsaking
a People that have been near and dear to
him, Preached by Mr.Joseph Rowlandson,
Husband to the said Mrs.Rowlandson, It
being his Last Sermon."