There are many examples in literature where two plays, narrated by two different narrators, and telling two different stories, can have similar textual qualities. This example can be shown between A Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson by Mary Rowlandson herself and Our Nig by Harriet E. Wilson. The stories describe the great suffering of two individuals who express similar qualities in their writings; the qualities being that each piece is a captivity narrative, there is a struggle with faith and a quiet sexual subtext. Rowlandson's first play tells the story of a white Puritan woman. She is captured by the Native Americans and goes through many trials because she is held against her will, while losing the majority of her children. Wilson's latest play is about a biracial child named Frado. The child is abandoned at an early age by his mother because she is not able to earn enough money to take care of herself, her lover and her child. Frado is then left with the Bellmonts, a white family from the North. It is also worth mentioning that this story takes place during a time when slavery was not practiced in the North. The most striking similarity is that these two works can be read as captivity stories. Mary Rowlandson's account is recognized as one of the oldest and most famous captivity stories and this is easy to see when giving a rough definition of the term. Reference.com explains that captivity narratives are “stories of people captured by uncivilized enemies” (captivity narrative). Rowlandson begins her account with the day of her capture, February 10, 1675. She recounts in a very descriptive manner of friends and family members who were murdered... middle of paper ...... Actual dynamics of Our Nig by Harriet Wilson. African American Review 35.4 (2001): 561-580. Humanities International Complete. April 20, 2011. Rowlandson, Mary. “An Account of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson.” Eds. George Perkins and Barbara Perkins. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2009. 119 – 143. Print. Stein, Jordan Alexander. "Mary Rowlandson's Hunger and the Historiography of American Literature." » International Complete. Web. April 20, 2011. West, Elizabeth J. “Reworking the Conversion Narrative: Race and Christianity in OurNig.” MELUS 24.2 (1999): 3. Humanities International Complete. .Wilson, Harriet E. Our Nig: Sketches from the Life of a Free Black. Mineola, NY: Dover Publications, Inc., 2005. Print.