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Compare And Contrast La Relacion And Of Plymouth Plantation

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Although both La Relacion by De Vaca and “Of Plymouth Plantation” by William Bradford were motivated by adventure, De Vaca’s attitude is one of where the Natives were friends whereas William Bradford attitude is hostile and unfriendly. The relationships in the two stories are different by how De Vaca treated the Native peoples whereas William Bradford had a different attitude or feeling for these people. But they both think that the Native people as savages and wild animals. In De Vaca’s story when they first encountered the Natives they in need of help and were dying off. The Natives and De Vaca’s men made a type of friendship because the Natives had compassion for them because of their death. “Bitter November cold, our bodies so emaciated we could easily count every bone.” (De Vaca 67-68,77) After the men were helped they built some vessels to try to get to New Spain but ended up in a disaster and more of De Vaca’s men getting killed. De Vaca and his men were later washed up on shore and the Natives saw them again and were frightened, the men were in need of help once again. “I went after them calling, and they returned, though frightened.” (78-79,77) But when they saw the dead on the shore they “sat down, and lamented for …show more content…

The settlers were not being open to the Natives and we setting rules. William Bradford show the attitude that the Native people were not to be trusted and were considered to be the enemy. They were called “Savages, barbarians, and Skulking” (119) The settlers did it in the “good providence of God.’’ (83) They were quick to arms and would not hesitate to fight the Natives. “They soon get their arms and let fly amongst them and quickly stopped their violence.” (91-92) their relationship between the settlers and the Native people was not that good. The settlers thought they had the right to fight the natives and that God gave them the right to do

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