FINAL Toni Morrison once said that race is a central, defining feature of American literature. ... In Mary Rowlandson's Narrative, she defines her Puritan race by showing what it is not through the Native Americans. ... Rowlandson, Twain, Ellison, and Hemingway assert that we define our own race in American literature by defining what we are not. ... Using strong words in describing the Native Americans such as "barbarous creatures"(Norton 150), Mary Rowlandson right off the bat excludes the Native Americans from the human race; showing that the Puritans are on a higher level than t...

• Word Count: 1155
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Rowlandson gives a vivid and graphic description of the eleven week captivity by the Native Americans. ... Rowlandson recounts many encounters she experiences with the Native Americans. ... They were dressed in English apparel, but they turned out to be more Native Americans. ... The Norton Anthology of American Literature. 7th ed. ... The Heath Anthology of American Literature. 3rd ed. vol. 1. ...

• Word Count: 928
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School