And according to Foner, 'Far more important than individual anatomy were kinship ties, the ability to live up to widely understood ideas of appropriate behavior. ' Mary Rowlandson, as a captive and slavery, was able to maintain her basic human rights like chastity because the Indian society requires its members to have appropriate behavior. In other words, they are not as barbarous or vicious as Mary Rowlandson believed they were. .
Furthermore, she was unaware of the belief and traditions of the Indians. In fact, she could barely tolerate the fact that they do not believe in god at all. 'Oh, the roaring and singing and dancing and yelling of those black creatures in the night, which made the place a lively resemblance of hell. ' From her narrative, the Indians obviously have a completely different belief. This confused even frustrated Mary Rowlandson because she lived in an environment where everyone has a Christian soul. And she believed that following the god's gospel is a sign of civilization, and those who does not are heathen and primal. While, actually, Indian culture bred diverse and splendid religions. 'Spiritual power, they believe, suffused the world, and sacred spirits could be found in all kinds of living and inanimate things- animals, plants, trees, water and wind- and idea known as "animism" '. Mary Rowlandson had a misunderstanding of the Indian culture. On the other hand, the Indian people was not able to nor did they intended to understand the western religion as well. ' When the Sabbath came they bid me to work. ' Indians do not know what Sabbath means obviously. .
Another difference Mary Rowlandson mentioned was there the attitude towards properties. The Europeans, like May Rowlandson herself, emphasized on personal properties. For example, ' Philp's maid came with the child in her arms, and asked me to give her a piece of my apron to make a flap for it.