Willam Bradford vs. John Smith
I will compare and contrast part of the lives of John Smith and William Bradford. These two men had great significance during the colonial period. I said part of their lives because I've chosen to discuss my paper on the three things where I thought the most information in our literature book had been given. The experiences that the two men had with the Indians, their education or lack thereof, and their literary contributions. Let's begin with John Smith's experiences with the Indians. John Smith's first interaction with the Indian's happened when they took him prisoner, tied him to a tree and prepared to shoot him. He saved his life by giving the Chief a compass and a globe like jewel. Plans had been made to kill John Smith in a more s
That lack of knowledge did not prevent them from having great literary skills. As for William Bradford they only mention one actual book called Of Plymouth Plantation, although he did draw up the Mayflower Compact which can count as a piece of literary work. After Powhatan saw his daughter's respect for John Smith, they became friends. Much more existed within these two men's lives than I have discussed. Speaking of learning, the education of William Bradford and John Smith had the fact that they had both been self-educated in common, but in two very different ways. They had a lasting effect in history, for example today children still learn about the story of John Smith and Pocahontas in elementary schools everywhere. He wrote in an inflated style; popular at the beginning of the 17th century. They still have fun with William Bradford, the Indians, the Puritans and the first Thanksgiving by putting on plays and things of that nature. Just like the survival tactics that John Smith and his colonist gained from the Indians, William Bradford and his colonist gained also. William Bradford, entirely self educated principally through the study of the bible, whereas John Smith did go to grammar school until the age of 15 which to me still equals self-education. So as you can see neither one of these two men exactly has a PHD. His most important works are The General History of Virginia, New England and The Summer Isles. William Bradford and the Indians contributed to the First Thanksgiving, which we have learned about since Kindergarten. In conclusion, I have compared and contrasted the experiences with the Indians, the education and literary works of William Bradford and John Smith.
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