The Native Americans Were Viewed Differently in Franklin

Native Americans have been portrayed as the uncivilized savages. Native Americans were considered dangerous and unacceptable to the white man. The good description of the Native Americans they were strong, giving, intelligent, peaceful and willing to make friends with some of the settlers.  Native Americans were innocent victims of what the white settlers were doing to them. John Smith arrives with the European settlers and gets captured by a Native American tribe, he was rescued by the king’s daughter, Pocahontas. The tribe accepted Smith (Smith, 1624p.58). John Smith exchange items food and tools with the natives there was neutral friendship between them. The settlers Columbus left behind demanded gold and sexual partners from the Indians on the island (Columbus, 1492, p.24). Franklin looked at the Native Americans as being thoughtful, civil, and decent people. Franklin argues that the white man tends to think of anyone who does not act as he does is a savage, when in fact it is a difference in culture.

The explorers read this week shared different experiences and views about the Native Americans. The Native Americans being known as savages, and uncivilized is an opinion and ignorant. 

Columbus, C., (1493). From Letter to Luis de Santangel Regarding the First Voyage. In N. Baym, W. Franklin, P.F. Gura, J. Klinkowitz, A. Krupat, R.S. Levine ... P.B. Wallace (Eds.), The Norton Anthology of American Literature (Shorther 8th ed.) (pp. 25-26). New York, NY:Norton.

Smith, J. (1624). From The General History of Virginia,New England and Summer Isles. In N. Baym, W. Franklin, P.F. Gura, J. Klinkowitz, A. Krupat, R.S. Levine ... P.B. Wallace (Eds.),The Norton anthology of American literature (Shorter 8th ed.) (pp. 59-69). New York, NY: Norton.