d. She often inquires about him to the Indians. She notes, "Some of [the Indians] told me he was dead, and they had killed him; some said he was married again...So like were these barbarous creatures to him who was a liar from the beginning" (313-314). In another instance, Rowlandson again sees the satanic qualities of the natives. While at their camp, Rowlandson notices a group of men approaching on horseback. The men are dressed in English apparel, but they turn out to be more Indians. She states, "There was a vast difference between the lovely faces of Christians, and foul looks of those heathens, which much damped my spirit again" (317). Also, Rowlandson sees the devil in the Indians after their victories in battle. She finds that "w!
hen they went [to battle], they acted as if the devil had told them that they should gain the victory; and now they acted as if the devil had told them they should have a fall" (321). Rowlandson's comparison of the Indians with Satin strictly contrasts the moral piety that she believes she retains. She assumes that the natives pray to the devil because they are not the chosen people of God (like the Puritans). Her description of the Indians' satanic qualities represents a sensationalistic aspect of the narrative.
Rowlandson also documents the violent and horrific images to add to the drama of the story. When the Indians ransack Rowlandson's village, she remembers, "[One man] begged of them his life, promising them money...but they would not hearken to him but knocked him
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