nded audience of the people or group of people who came across this letter and decided that it would be worthwhile for people to read. I am their intended audience and they have positioned me as a reader to feel pity and to gain a better understanding of life as an indentured servant in the early 1600's.I am the audience that was intended secondly and I perform my job as audience member well. I pity Richard Frethorne's state and I peek into the world of North America in the early 1600's. I read this personal letter written only for the eyes of Richard's parents and others who could help him and question my place as an audience member. Would Frethorne's words, style, or tone have changed if he knew that this letter would be used as a historical reference? Would Frethorne have written the letter at all if he knew that it would be read by thousands?...
