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her surviving family members, one must wonder what kind of God the Puritans worshipped, almost fearfully, rather than freely. The emphasis was clearly more on rigid conformity to morality than it was on compassion to humankind. All that was important was that the sinning Puritans were shown the error of their ways; everything else was insignificant. The Indians mattered not; they were a means to an end, not the end itself. The ?end,? was a happy one, at least for the English who had survived the massacre, for they were spiritually held accountable for their covenant with God. But is being one of God?s ?chosen people? worth the price the Puritans were expected to pay? BIBLIOGRAPHY Gleason, Caroline. ?The Chosen People of God: Mary Rowlandson?s Captivity Narrative.? (25 Aug. 1997).

http://history.hanover.edu/hhr/hhr4-2.htm (1 Aug. 1999). Rowlandson, Mary. ?Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson.? In Baym, Nina (General Editor). The Norton Anthology of American Literature (Fifth Edition, Volume 1). New York: W.W. Norton and Company, 1998, pp. 298-330.. Bibliography Gleason, Caroline. ?The Chosen People of God: Mary Rowlandson?s Captivity Narrative.? (25 Aug. 1997). http://history.hanover.edu/hhr/hhr4-2.htm (1 Aug. 1999). Rowlandson, Mary. ?Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson.? In Baym, Nina (General Editor). The Norton Anthology of American Literature (Fifth Edition, Volume 1). New York: W.W. Norton and Company, 1998, pp. 298-330.. 3b9