In today's world as we know it, we hold it to be self evident that all men are created equal. Although this is true, it does not mean that all men have the same thoughts or ideas. This fact was true even in the times of John Smith and William Bradford. They had a few similarities, but their ideas, thoughts, and actions were for the most part unique. By observing just one piece of literature by each of these men, I can clearly interpret how each of them viewed themselves, others, and life in general.
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John Smith chose to write his stories in the 3rd person narrative. This gave him an opportunity to reflect on the "great" deeds he had completed on his mission. This, of course, was his intention. He wanted to appear as though he had done all of the right things on this expedition. If anything went wrong, it was never his fault, the blame could always be placed upon someone else. William Bradford chose to write in 1st person. This was a much more modest approach to writing, as he considered himself and everyone with him, equal.
Both men were of English origin, but had different lifestyles. William Bradford was a settler who arrived at Plymouth on the Mayflower. John Smith, on the other hand was an explorer who arrived at Jamestown and set up colonies. .
Smith, the explorer, was naturally the more curious of the two, and therefore described events in his writing with much more detail. William Bradford made much more general statements about what was going on around him. He never got into the specifics about what happened at a particular place or to a particular person.
Of the two writers, William Bradford was the more objective. He was very rational in his opinions, and doesn't allow too much emotion or personality to flow into his literature.