Use/Misuse of the Body/2 Examples

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A 3 essay that contrasts and compares feminist issues in Mary Rowlandson's narrative and Samuel Richardson's novel Pamela. In 1675, Mary Rowlandson's home was attacked by Indians and she was abducted. She later recorded and published a narrative that gave an account of her captivity. Roughly a half-century later, Samuel Richardson's novel Pamela also includes a narrative of captivity. Both texts address the use and misuse of bodies. This examination of these two texts focuses on three examples from each text of use/misuse of bodies and the patterns/themes that this reveals about societal context in which the female body was perceived. No additional sources cited.