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1. "Mary Rowlandson - Captive in 1675/76." University of Massachusetts. 5 June 2008. < http://www.bio.umass.edu/biology/conn.river/mary.html >. This page summarizes Mary Rowlandson's capture based on the narrative she wrote. It provides related pictures and quotes. The reason that this text is critcal in understanding the literary period of Puritanism is that Mary Rowlandson's experience is unique. She experienced the dangers of living on earth that many Puritans discuss in their writings. While many of them faced hardships, Mary had an especially trying experience. This amplifies the idea that God is testing his children, and that life on earth is terrible. The text refers to God's plan for her and how the experience was a test. The nature of her pain and the fact that she still has great faith in God illustrates the strenght of the Puritan's beliefs.I believe the website to be credible because it is published by a university, it includes many quotes, and it can be verified by the actual text it discusses.