What would you do if a tall, foreign speaking, half naked man asked you to teach his grandson English? Matt had to deal with this very same problem in The Sign of the Beaver. The story takes place in the year 1769, in a forest in main. The story starts out with Matt’s father leaving him alone at the cabin to go and bring the rest of his family to live there Both sides agree that the Native Americans were here before the white settlers. But they disagree on whether or not they should have lived peacefully together. Some say that Matt and Attean should not have helped each other survive, while others believe that they should have helped each other to survive. Matt and Attean should have helped each other for three main reasons: Attean learned how to read, Matt learned how to survive on his own, and Matt and Attean would better understand each other’s peoples.
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One of the things Attean taught was how to trap animals, which is a style of hunting. Another skill Attean taught Matt was how to navigate the woods without letting others know where they have been by breaking branches and moving stones instead of making gashes in trees. Finally, Attean helped Matt make a bow and arrow to replace his rifle at the time.
The third and final reason Matt and Attean should have helped each other was that they would better understand each other’s peoples. Attean shared his knowledge about his religion and his god, Gluskabe, with Matt. Matt was able to learn about the similarities and differences between Attean’s lifestyle and his own, and Attean learned that white people aren’t murderers, but instead fear his own people as well.
Matt and Attean should have helped each other because Attean learned how to read, Matt learned how to survive on his own, and it would better the relationship between the Native Americans and the white
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This made him want to treat everyone like angels even more and made him a overall better
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