Read the excerpt below and answer the question.

that we must rely on god himself, and our whole dependence must be upon him. if trouble from smaller matters begin to arise in me, i have something at hand to check myself with, and say, why am i troubled? it was but the other day that if i had had the world, i would have given it for my freedom, or to have been a servant to a christian. i have learned to look beyond present and smaller troubles, and to be quieted under them. as moses said, "stand still and see the salvation of the lord" (exodus 14.13).

what is rowlandson’s intended purpose for including this ending?

to show native american compassion

to show puritans the cruelty of god’s wrath

to convince native americans to convert to her religion

to convince puritans to strengthen their faith in god

The answer is D: to convince Puritans to strengthen their faith in God. Rowlandson includes this ending to help the Puritans, through her testemony, that they dont't need to worry or fear, because, even if any of them were taken captive, they must trust, rely on God and depend completely upon Him, and then, tey will 'see the salvation of the Lord", as promissed in the book of the Bible, Exodus.

- "there are several movements that doris lessing was associated with. first of all, communism. she pursued her communist beliefs and included them in her writing, and was also a member of several communist book clubs. she is also strongly associated with feminism, her fight for equality and women's rights.

doris lessing is the kind of writer who has followers, not just readers. they have been engaged to her chiefly because of her involvement in major problems, such as politics and woman-ism."