Question

Read the excerpt below and answer the question.

I had one child dead, another in the wilderness, I knew not where, the third they would not let me come near to: "Me (as he said) have ye bereaved of my Children, Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin also, all these things are against me." I could not sit still in this condition, but kept walking from one place to another. And as I was going along, my heart was even overwhelmed with the thoughts of my condition, and that I should have children, and a nation which I knew not, ruled over them. Whereupon I earnestly entreated the Lord, that He would consider my low estate, and show me a token for good, and if it were His blessed will, some sign and hope of some relief. And indeed quickly the Lord answered, in some measure, my poor prayers; for as I was going up and down mourning and lamenting my condition, my son came to me, and asked me how I did.
Based on this excerpt from Rowlandson's The Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson, what is biggest difference between this text and Franklin's experiences as described in Remarks Concerning the Savages of North America?

Franklin described Native American culture.
Franklin was not taken captive by Native Americans.
Franklin traveled with the Native Americans by choice.
Franklin wrote only of the kindness of Native Americans.

Answer 1

""Franklin was not taken captive by Native Americans.""

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Answer 2

The correct answer is “Franklin was not taken captive by Native Americans”. The biggest difference between the text presented above and Franklin's experiences as described in “Remarks Concerning the Savages of North America” is that Benjamin Franklin was not taken captive by Native Americans. In his essay “Remarks Concerning the Savages of North America” published in 1784, Franklin describes the Native American culture and he argues that the fact that Native Americans have a different culture does not mean it is wrong or that they are lesser people. On the other hand, in her book “A Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson” (1682), Mary Rowlandson narrates the event when she was captured during an attack by Native Americans for 11 weeks and 5 days during King Philip's War.