Compared Writing Styles of Rowlandson, Bradford, and Byrd

The writing styles of Rowlandson and Bradford are really kindred, while Byrds writing style is antithetic from the other two. Rowlandsons journal is a narraritive of her captivity, and Bradfords journal is a narrative of his excursion to and arrival at his destination in the New World. Byrds journal was was scripted as a satire, to essentially make fun of Rowlandson and Bradfords religious views. bloody shame Rowlandson kept the journal of her captivity to inform future generations of her experiences while being held captive and used as a slave by the Indians whom kidnapped her and her children.Rowlandons main(prenominal) purpose in this passage is to show how her experiences revealed idols purpose. Throughout the passagee Rowlandson makes reference to how divinity fudge helped her through this difficult time. She was very stong in her religion and her views on her confidence in beau ideal. In the passage Rowlandson expressses her gratefulness that her belief in perfectio n kept her from committing suicide. I can non provided take notice of the wondrful mercy of God to me in those afflictions, in sending me a Bible.The above quote is one and only(a) of the numerous times she makes regerence to how appreciative she is of God in her tine of trouble. As Rowlandon writes, she uses twofold strategies throughout her passage. On one many being allegory. Rowlandon uses allegories by placing scriptural quotations to give symbolic meaning to her experiences. William Bradfords writing techniques and purpose are very similar to that of Rowlandson. Bradford writes roughly his voyage to the New World and experiences that take localize once they reached land.Just like Rowlandon, Bradfords writing is to inform future generations of his experiences in the New World. Bradford give account of his voyage to the New World on the Mayflower, landding in the New world, and the hardships that he battled throughout it all. Bradford, much like Rowlandon, talked about how grateful he was for God to provide fot him and bring hin through his trials,. entirely it pleased God before they came half seas over. In many instances, such as the above, Bradford gave God credit, and was very appreciative of it.William Byrd, unlike Bradford and Rowlandon, did not write a captivity nattatiive, but instead just kept an account of events. He did not give God credit for everything, but instead, used satire to make fun of Rowlandon and Bradford. Byrd was not saying that God meant nothing and he did not believe in him, but he did not constantly credit him with everything. As it is implied, Rowlandson and Bradford have very similar writing techniques, while Byrd had a different style than the other two.