In what ways does Rowlandson use her experience to reaffirm Puritan beliefs? How does she view herself and her fellow Christians?

How does she view Indians in general, and how does she differentiate between Indian men and women? To what might you attribute this differentiation?  What do her dehumanizing descriptions of Indians and of Narragansett culture accomplish in the Narrative, and in history's reading of her Narrative?

Are there any instances in which she seems to waver in her faith?

At several places in the Narrative, Rowlandson refers to "praying Indians," Indians who had been converted by Christian missionaries. What is Rowlandson's attitude towards these "praying Indians"? Why might she feel that way towards them? What do her attitudes reveal about the future of Indians in New England?

How does she use the Bible and varied scriptural allusions in her analysis of her captivity and restoration?

What are the key events which take place in Rowlandson's Narrative? What does her emphasis on these events reveal about her world-view?

 Did Rowlandson's outlook or opinions change at all during her eleven-week captivity? Why or why not? Did her attitudes towards her captors change over time? If so, what makes you think so? If not, speculate about the reasons why it doesn't (or couldn't).

How does the Narrative combine/demonstrate/refute what John Winthrop in "A Modell of Christian Charity" had to say about the Puritan's mission in the New World?

Based on her narrative, for whom do you think Rowlandson wrote her Narrative? How do you think her audience viewed her? What evidence leads you to this conclusion?

To what would you attribute the Narrative's tremendous popularity among white readers, even among those who were not Puritans? In what way does it reinforce the dominant European view of Indians as dangerous savages?

Imagine Rowlandson's Narrative as written by one of her captors rather than herself. What events would be important in this alternate version? What would be the alternate version's story?