There one of them asked me why I wept. I could hardly tell what to say: Yet I answered, they would kill me. "No," said he, "none will hurt you." Then came one of them and gave me two spoonfuls of meal to comfort me, and another gave me half a pint of peas; which was more worth than many bushels at another time.

Based on this excerpt, what was Rowlandson's perspective of her captors?

Rowlandson began to see that the Native Americans were capable of compassion.

Rowlandson began to see truth in the Native Americans' beliefs and adopted them.

Rowlandson began to see defeat for her colony at the hands of the Native Americans.

Rowlandson began to see how weak the Native Americans were and plotted her revenge.

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Mario

21 December, 20:58

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Martha · Answer 1

The answer is A. Rowlandson felt the compassion he was receiving from the Natives and realized they're are not what Americans made them out to be.