John Smith And St. John Crèvecoeur

The definition of this essay with be given to 2 writers in which are John Smith and William Bradford wrote different kinds of stories about their journeys because of their different kinds of audiences that they had. The one who wrote a kind of orientated propaganda was smith as a third person of himself. All this to have a higher place in a government and to bring more enlightenment to their world. John Smith's novels can be considered as newer version novels. On the other hand William Bradford he wrote his narrative as a first person to show some association with some other people. He interpreted his events to add to his religious beliefs. William Bradford was also considered as a Governor after what he did. Moreover John smith called the native americans savages. In addition would have many interactions with the indians and those who could speak english to communicate with him and because of their kindness he called them indians and allies.

The tone of the text shows that Christopher Columbus was enthusiastic and determined to claim the New World for his King and Queen as well as gain a

The title “The Indians’ New World” sums it up: the world in which Indians like Pocahontas knew all the spirits of the trees and streams changed drastically as the settlers developed the land. In Pocahontas the Indians are amazed at the settlers’ billowing sails and pale faces and the rows of tree stumps. When the first shipload of tobacco sent to England “brought such high prices that the Virginians stopped bowling in the streets and planted tobacco in them,” farms and eventually slave plantations sprang up (Morgan 611). Although the sources agree on the impact of the Europeans, they conflict over the settlers’ day-to-day capabilities. “The Labor Problem” attributes the near starvation at Jamestown to the settlers’ idleness. The English dream of exploiting Indian populations with a handful of overseers, just as the Spanish had done. However, the insubordinate Indians make “poor servants and worse slaves” (Merell 555), thus depriving the settlers of their expected labor supply. As a result, the settlers largely waste away their time. Morgan reveals the toll of such idleness; after three winters, only ten percent of the men are still alive (595). In fact, the high casualty rates at Jamestown were nothing unusual for a military expedition. Soldiers were “to die like flies even if they never saw an enemy” (Morgan 608). On the other hand, the governor of Jamestown in Pocahontas never thinks of Indian

In early 16th century, European countries send out sailors to explore the world to obtain more resources, such as gold, territories, and food. Christopher Columbus is probably the most famous person when the discovery of America is being brought out. He and Cabeza de Vaca both sail to America ─called Cathay or Indies in the documents because they think they were sailing to Asia─ and meet the local people, Indian, in person. According to their diary and letters, they have some different perspectives and some similar thoughts about Native American. These literatures hold drastic impact in learning about Native American for future generations. (specifics)

Christopher Columbus’ writings were almost in a fearful complaining manner. The basics of it was that he feels bad for anyone in that hell of a place because they are swarmed with problems. John Smith on the other hand talks about the problems and hardships in a way you would expect a brave and victorious hero to. He boast in a colorful way about it was tough and much was against them but they were stronger and knew how to push

The first part he states how the Americas are welcoming of new people but in the second part Andrew meeting of the Natives for the other side of it. In Crevecoeur writing the discussion of treatment is not done under same situation as Equiano. His is more of a light heart story for the most part. The part that going to be look at is how Andrew is treat is and how native treats others. In de Crevecoeur writing Andrew is the one shown to be a stranger to the people. With that all he can show for himself is in this part, “I have brought with me a character from our Barra minister, can it do me any good here?” (de Crevecoeur) With just a character statement people treated with composie, “live with Mr. P. R., a particular friend of mine, who will give you four dollars per month, for the first six, and the usual price of five as long as you remain with him.” (de Crevecoeur) This part shows the reader that a person with no history should be treated good. Why should any person treat someone different base on a first meeting without every showing any reason not to? This theme come again in Andrews meeting of the Native he does not treat them the same as the people did. One the character question why Andrew did. “Pacify yourself, said Mr. P. R., my house is as safe with these people, as if I was there myself; as for the victuals, they are heartily welcome, honest Andrew;” (de

When in comes to first hand experiences with the New Word, John Smith and William Bradford have a good idea of what it is like. Although both men are very different, they have some similarities. The short story, The General History of Virginia, John Smith shares his and his crew’s experiences with the New World, just like the short story, Of Plymouth Plantation, by William Bradford does. While these short stories both fall under the same category, coming to the new world, they are not exactly the same nor are they much different from each other.

The movie, “The New World” is a drama-romantic film by Terrence Malick which has many similarities to Smith’s writings however there is also some differences. The movie is an adventurous historical event that leads to the establishment in Virginia in the 1600’s in a small town called Jamestown. The main characters are Captain John Smith, Pocahontas the daughter of the Chief Powhatan, and John Rolfe who

Historians basic understanding of Pocahontas' history comes from sources like Captain John Smith. Smith, however, cannot be considered reliable due to his contradictory accounts of

Learning about Pocahontas in class made me very interested in the topic of Native Americans coming over to “The New World”. I grew up learning that Native Americans were perfectly fine with people coming over from England to conquer their land, as Disney casually depicts it. During my research for the paper I watched The New World which was nothing like Disney’s Pocahontas. Even though they both were missing some key history elements. The New World was directed by Terrence Malick, produced by Sarah Green, and the screenwriter was also Malick.

Crèvecoeur was a French writer who lived in the United States during the time of the revolution, who wrote, “What is an American,” an excerpt that highlights the ideals and foundations for the American identity during that time period. He talks about the poor European immigrant’s journey to this great country and what helps him succeed. The emigrant is tied by only “the knowledge of the language, the love of a few kindred as poor as himself”(Crèvecoeur 72) with his old country, so it is easy to sever previous ties as he heads towards a country with the same language and a bigger opportunity for wealth. The shared commonality of language helps unite the immigrants together. Without it the chances of a prospering nation are slim. The colonists would fall apart and be disunited. They would be dispersed like the Indians, the same Indians who could not cohesively unite together because of their different languages, which later led them to be expelled from the great land of America for failure to properly cultivate the

Mary Rowlandson’s “A Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson” and Benjamin Franklin’s “Remarks Concerning the Savages of North America” are two different perspectives based on unique experiences the narrators had with “savages.” Benjamin Franklin’s “Remarks Concerning the Savages…” is a comparison between the ways of the Indians and the ways of the Englishmen along with Franklin’s reason why the Indians should not be defined as savages. “A Narrative of the Captivity…” is a written test of faith about a brutally traumatic experience that a woman faced alone while being held captive by Indians. Mary Rowlandson views the Indians in a negative light due to the traumatizing and inhumane experiences she went through

Sir John Middleton, John Dashwood, and Mrs. Ferrar are characters from the movie Sense and Sensibility. Unlike Sir Middleton, John Dashwood and Mrs. Ferrar caused problems throughout the movie. These three played large roles in the movie despite how frequently they spoke and their little amount of screen time. Without these characters’ roles, the story would change drastically.

The study of fictional sources and their historical significances presents a history in and of itself. By all accounts, the first historical records were verbal in nature, or by the time of Plato and Homer history was stories and plays. Cuneiform may have been the first writing, but even during this great new innovation pictures and drawings give historians more than these early writings. Information passed down via first hand, primary sources are all a culture and a people had to pass on its history. As Castillo said within her book’s introduction, there were many reasons for literature, somewhat fictional sources. Castillo states one such reason as that form of writing to be more easily acceptable when showing conversely problems1. In reference to the narratives the colonies attempt to construct, the colonist want the natives to see them as non-threatening so that their smaller numbers are not out right driven away by the natives.

Neubauer’s article outlines the life of the Indian Captivity Narrative with a special emphasis on how it affected children’s literature. Neubauer begins his discussion of the Indian Captivity Narrative with the story of John Smith and Mary Rowlandson’s narrative. The main takeaway from Neubauer’s article is that Indian Captivity Narratives were the first American genre of literature that could be unique only to the New World. These new narratives were adapted especially for children in order to teach lessons of morality.