Middle Years
After his return to Natick, Sassamon drifted away from Puritan society and re-entered Indian life. He served as a translator and secretary to several of the Pokanoket chiefs, most importantly King Philip, with whom he was very influential. Colonial leaders hoped that Sassamon could convert King Philip to Christianity but this did not happen. Several years later, Sassamon returned to Puritan society. He did not sever ties with the Indians but it is not clear why he left. He became a minister in the Plymouth colony.
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“The middle years are ones in which children increasingly face conflicts on their own,... One of the truths to be faced by parents during this period is that they cannot do the work of living and relating for their children. They can be sounding boards and they can probe with the children the consequences of alternative actions.”
—Dorothy H. Cohen (20th century)