In Rowlandson's Slave Narrative; before being captured, she led a joyful life with her loving husband and many children. Rowlandson's life before captivity is everything a woman could aspire to be. However, as soon as she is captured; she is forced to confront her worst nightmare, the poor livelihood of the Indians. Rather, during Rowlandson's account, she recalls a horrific event in which Indians killed and burned a woman and her child because she continually asked to go home, and eventually attempted to leave, unwilling not spend another second among the Indians. “…when they had done this, they made a fire and put them both there…” (Rowlandson 131). Once Rowlandson witnesses this as well as the horrible actions the Indians carried out in his village, Rowlandson officially understands how barbaric the Indians are. Rowlandson is personally brought from a place of protected innocence (her home) and forced into direct confrontation with the barbaric Indians by being forced to be their slave. While a slave, Rowlandson was forced to carry her mistress' belongings, even though the weight was too heavy. However, Rowlandson is not the only person forced to confront some of the evils of slavery, Equiano also has similar evils.