Bethia's First Colonial Home Analysis

1) It was explicitly stated in the beginning of the chapter that “According to the customary relationship between the settlers and the Indians, any whales that wash up outside the settlement belong to the Wompanoag.”(31) However Nortown, a fisherman in the area, is willing to trade with the settlers for oil and meat, causing their judgement to waver. They know that the Indians will be distant from the area for some time and decide to take the opportunity to go behind their backs, breaking the agreement and potentially causing hostilities between the two groups. Such graphic detail of the whales butchering was used to show how strongly Bethia was impacted by the event and how her views of her “good Samaritan” family change so that she becomes more partial to the practices of the Wompanoag. This creates a strong visualization for the readers and gives them a better idea of the methods used in the time as well as a more in depth view of the settler’s natures, an animalistic one. From a personal view I find the settlers to be distrustful and greedy to the point they would betray their own word for personal gain, that

The discrimination against women was so severe that many practices were forbidden and even the most simplistic of things like paper were not obtainable. With regard to ethnic groups, rules and regulations weren’t as critical but still weren’t as lenient, they were allowed the same education (at least men) and had equal opportunity for the most part but were segregated from others. Modern day society has changed drastically in most parts of the world, though many similar views thrive in parts of the world, usually third world countries, places such as America have come to consider education universal and necessary to