Read the excerpt and answer the question. 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. How does this interaction between Rowlandson and the Native Americans affect Rowlandson's perspective of her captors?

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Velez

1 November, 23:36

Read the excerpt and answer the question. 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. How does this interaction between Rowlandson and the Native Americans affect Rowlandson's perspective of her captors?

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Kayden · Answer 1

Based on the excerpt the best answer for this would be:

That the character was feeling afraid of his captor because it is unknown to him what they will do to him thus having lack of trust. Though, when one of them had given him a meal he started to gain the trust and pity of them., changing his perspective of them possibly.

Aryanna Day · Answer 2

According to this excerpt, the interaction between Rowlandson and the Native Americans affect Rowlandson's perspective of her captors because she starts to see in them compassionate people.

Explanation:

When they gave her the two spoons of meal and a pint of peas, she realized that under those rigid people, there were also human beings that capable of feeling kindness and compassion for others.