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Early Explorer LiteratureEarly Explorer LiteratureUnit EQ: How does the literature of the
early explorers reveal the physical and mental challenges of the writers?
Lesson EQ 1: What were the mental, physical, and emotional challenges of the early explorers?
Lesson EQ 2: How does someone overcome a mental or physical challenge?
Lesson EQ 3: What are the pros and cons of first person narratives?
Lesson EQ 4: How does the influence of religious faith dominate the literary records as seen in the narrative examples?
Lesson EQ 5: What is a Captivity Narrative and what are its elements?
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Captivity NarrativesCaptivity Narratives
A Female Ordeal
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Captured by IndiansCaptured by IndiansVictim is usually a white
European womanWoman is not treated properlyWoman is exposed to violent
deaths of husband, brothers, and children
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The Woman as VictimThe Woman as VictimUnable to protect
childrenUnable to be clean Forced into
unusual roles – acting violent in defense, enduring tough physical challenges
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The CaptorThe CaptorSometimes
stereotyped as the dangerous native (savage)
Sometimes made human by revealing their own struggles
Often a political motive
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Role of NarrativeRole of NarrativeDefines woman’s role as being
properly devoted to religionProclaims message about value
of faith during times of adversityPerpetuates the interests in
“sensational literature”Defines cultural beliefs
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Purpose of NarrativePurpose of NarrativeReligious expression Justification of westward expansion Nineteenth-century: cultural symbol of
American national heritage Popular literature Reinforcement of stereotypes
a. Spanish: Indians as brutish beasts b. French: Indians as souls needing
redemption c. English in Virginia: innocent exotics d. Puritans: Satanic threat to religious Utopia
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ThemesThemesFears of
cannibalism Fears of scalping Hunter-predator
myth: captive as cultural mediator between savagery and civilization
Myths◦Myth of Love in the
Woods (Pocahontas and John Smith)
◦Myth of Good Companions in the Wilderness
◦Myth of White Woman with a Tomahawk (Hannah Dustan; inverts Pocahontas; kills 10 Indians and scalps them when she escapes.)
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Two ExamplesTwo Examples
Mary JemisonOne spring morning in 1755 young Mary Jemison and her family were captured by a band of Shawanee Indians and Frenchmen.
Mary RowlandsonWhen Lancaster, MA, was attacked at dawn on Feb. 10, 1656, Mary Rowlandson, her six-year-old daughter and her two older children were among those captured by a party of Wampanoag warriors
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Video representation of Captivity Video representation of Captivity NarrativesNarratives