Englishman Wm. Bradford and John smith are portrayed as two men whose dreams and goals could only be accomplished on the grounds of America. These two men were two of the earliest settlers in North America and came upon many similar obstacles on their journeys to America. Nevertheless, they were quite different in their tone, purpose, and relationships with God.
             Both men, Bradford and Smith, portrayed many similarities in their writings. Each man used a tone in their writings which depicted them as being confident. America was a new land to each of them and they wanted to include as many details as necessary in order to give one the appropriate idea of their findings. Each of them went to America in order to fulfill a certain job or goal. They went there to start over and develop a more prosperous future. In their development of a future, they included in their writings recognition of God and His will. These two settlers were able to have similarities, but within their similarities is where their differences are found.
             When one reads about Bradford, they discover him as a compassionate man who survived his voyage through courage and unbending faith. Bradford wrote with a tone of seriousness, and always depicted himself as being fortunate. He was a puritan from New Salem, who was traveling to America in order to escape religious persecution. Bradford spoke of God as though everything that happened was due to his will. This is expressed in the quote when he finally reaches America,"...brought safe to land, they fell upon their knees and blessed God of Heaven who had brought over the vast and furious oceans...to set their feet on the firm and stable Earth"(Bradford 77). Not only was a compassionate man, but also the men who traveled with him were also viewed as compassionate. On the trip to America many became sick and were starving, but the men who were healthy, "...had compassion on him [those who were sick] and h...