The Unredeemed Captive
John Demos, The Unredeemed Captive: A Family Story From Early America,
(First Vintage Books, April 1995)
John Demos in a sense presents themes that are entirely familiar and conventional. The themes of sin, retribution, and repentance are very prevalent in his writing. The loss of piety, the failure of spiritual nerve, the absolute necessity of reform; and the certainty of God’s punishment if reform was not achieved appear throughout his book (Demos). (In this instance, Eunice’s failure to return to her native land is putting her at risk in the eyes of God). For approximately 60 years John Williams who had been a captive for almost two years, and is one of the main characters of the story writes different letters, sermons, in an effort to reach the captive daughter. According to John Williams, “God is the bestower and giver of all our good things. Our mercies come to us not by casualty or by accident. These mercies are not of our own procuring and purchasing” (Demos, 62).......
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