Sunday, January 23, 2005
Byrd reading
Although this may be inconcievable to some, I found the Byrd readings even more painful than the Mary Rowlandson's narrative. Because I had fallen sick last week, and was forced to read it in its entirty in one seating, I tried to ease my pain by taking your advice and finding something enjoyable in it. One thing I did find entertaining was his rather sarcastic comments, namely those regarding Firebrand. And while I did find it redundant introducing every character that crossed his path, there was the occasional character that I found intersting such as Epaphraditous Bainton (128) who "pretends to skill in the virtues of many plants." I liked that he did not go into as much detail with religion as Mary Rowlandson. When he did he covered the fascinating religion of Ned Bearskin, their resident indian who spoke of a hell where "the women are old and ugly arm'd with sharp claws like a panther." An overall boring narrative with the occasional hidden treasure.
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I agree with a lot of the comments on here already. Talking about Byrd's intentions and hearing everyone else's comments made the reading easier to get through. I also found it more interesting because I was able to focus more on the topics that we had talked about in class, like the political satire and the telling names of the characters. It kind of made me wonder what Byrd would say if he knew that everyone was reading his personal journal these days. Either way, it was still somewhat bland to get through because it is so cut and dry. At least Rowlandson's narrative had some more drama in it; I felt that I didn't really care what happened to Byrd in the long run.
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