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several times. He got sent back every time except the last time when
he died in Maine. Morton viewed the New World as a suitable place to
inhabit. Being a cavalier, Morton complied to the teachings of the
King and Church in England. His writings served as a sort of
promotion for the New World and he spoke of the Native Americans in
Morton describes the Native Americans as being decent and
modest around him, showing him respect. “...and this they wear to
hide their secrets of nature...so much modesty they use in that
particular...” (p. 283) In a way, Morton praises the Native Americans
for being civilized. He has respect for the way they presented
themselves to him and how they acted around him.
Morton speaks of the children and the way they respect their
elders. He realizes that the way the Native Americans raise their
children is somewhat similar to the way he would raise his own. “The
younger are always obedient unto the elder people, and at their
commands in every respect without grumbling...” (p. 284) I think
Morton tries his hardest to present the Natives as good people and to
. . .
journey was much more difficult than Morton’s and I think that’s why
his outlook was so different when he ventured to the New World. I tried my best to tell him that if he continued to be
reluctant to accepting the fact that I really wrote this, he would never
understand why I feel the need to express myself through writing.
Bradford made the mistake of fearing the unknown.
Bradford speaks of the New World in a very harsh manner. Morton didn’t try as hard as Bradford
to stay on the right path. Many of them were overtaken by
sickness and disease and after a while, so many of them died that he
was left with merely 50.
They both put up with a lot of put downs and discouragement from the
male gender. 315) Bradford and his people had a very hard
time adjusting to their new home. Morton had a much more successful
and smooth beginning. ”
I realize this conversation couldn’t have actually taken place but
some facts had to be put aside to write what I think would have been
said among these women. I’ve decided
to devote myself to the convent and to God while I’m here, I will have
the opportunity to continue my writings and learn much more than I
know now. Bradford
was also much more serious about religion and how it influenced his
decisions. When Bradford
and his party came around to accept the Native Americans’ ways, they
came to an agreement and began to help each other. Both Cruz and
Bradstreet held a strength inside them that didn’t allow them to be
swayed by anyone else’s opinions other than their own.
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