Discussion in class today

Today in class we were talking about popular Puritan literature. I am also in an American Literature class this semester, and we just read Mary Rowlandson's capture narrative. I didn't realize how popular these narratives were during this time until we discussed it in class. After reading Rowlandson's narrative I can understand why. She was writing about something they all feared and it was like their version of a thriller novel. It was also funny to see how she almost preached to the other Puritans saying that God was punishing them for not behaving by capturing her.