Authors can take even the most horrific actions, such as Dustan killing ten savages in his sleep, and justify them; somehow, both by the type of mood/tone set in this piece of literature, and by the powerful choice of words he used, Whittier had the ability to turn the tables in favor of the victim (i.e. the ten "savages "who were murdered in their sleep). "A Mother's Revenge" by John Greenleaf Whittier, is a great example of how authors can romanticize any situation the way they want to convey their