John Smith and William Bradford, both explorers and leaders, had two very different purposes for their writings. Smith glorified the land of the people on the New World, while Bradford glorified his people and his people's doings. John Smith wanted to further colonize the New World for more wealth and power. William Bradford's writings were for the recording of history and to prove that their salvation because of their faith came from hard work. They had to prove their Christian worthiness.
Let us begin with John Smith's purpose of propaganda. Smith knew that to recruit people he must offer them what they most desire, want and need. He offers plenty of food, happiness, several job opportunities along with wealth, and their ability to further please God if they did come to the New World. Smith says, " whereby they grow to that abundance [that] you shall scarce find any bay, shallow shore, or cove of sand where you may not take any clams, or lobsters, or both at you pleasure- Smith promises an abundance of food. He says the people of the New World can take as much food as they please. He makes the same promise again when he says, "Yet worthy is that person to starve that here he cannot live, if he have sense, strength, and health; for there is no such penury but that a hundred men, in an hour or two, make their provisions for a day- Here smith says that all a man needs is sense, strength, and health, that in an hour or two, .
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can get enough food to last them an entire day. Smith also promises happiness. He says, "And yet you shall see the wild hawks give you some pleasure in seeing them stoop (six or seven after one another) an hour or two together at the schools of fish in the fair harbours, as those ashore [stoop] at a fowl- He speaks of wild hawks stooping into the water fishing for food.
This fact was true even in the times of John Smith and William Bradford. ... John Smith chose to write his stories in the 3rd person narrative. ... John Smith, on the other hand, wrote very subjectively. ... John Smith was a very intelligent man. ... John Smith was able to surpass the planting of the crops and other activities. ...
Graham Anderson 2/07/02 William Bradford vs. John Smith It does not take close scrutiny to see that both John Smith's essay "A Description of New England," and the excerpts from Of Plymouth Plantation, by William Bradford, are both a collogue of elaborated ad dilated truths. Obviously, one cannot "kill in one day with his hook and line one, two, or three hundred cods- as John Smith stated on page 21. ... William Bradford for instance, had just come ashore to an unknown land during the height of winter. ... John Smith wrote in his essay on page 21, "Here nature and l...
Although John Smith and William Bradford lived in the same tiem period and were both adventuring int a new world, their writing style differed greatly. John Smith wrote his accounts in a simplistic story form. ... Bradford used easier words, and he didn't have a set format like John Smith because he wasn't trying to get everyone to read what had happened. ... Also, Bradford's style was much different than Smith's. ... Even though John Smith worte his story to better his image, in hopes of becoming celebrated one day, he wrote the better story. ...
When it comes to colonizing the New World, no one in history is more renown for it than Captain John Smith and William Bradford. ... Right upon arrival to America, John Smith already had trouble awaiting him. ... Smith was a man who believed in taking chances, and was willing to endure much pain for the benefit of others. Through it all, Smith's journey was a great Success and his heroic efforts are never to be forgotten William Bradford encountered many horrific events as well. ... Both Smith and Bradford had dreams that they wanted to accomplish, and nothing ...
John Smith vs. John Smith Over the years real life stories of courageous adventures have been made into Disney movies. ... The Disney movie Pocahontas depicted a story of a real life adventurer John Smith. ... Unless you know the true story of John Smith, this is the one you will believe. ... Compared to the movie the story of John Smith is different. ...
John Smith writes an account titled General History of Virginia. ... William Bradford also writes about his colony. ... There are also some contrasts between William Bradford and John Smith. ... John Smith dealt with hostile Indians who killed many of his men and even captured and tried to kill him. ... John Smith, on the other hand, praised himself for getting the colony through tough times. ...
Captain John Smith brought over the first group of settlers that immigrated to America from Jamestown in 1607. The Puritans then came over with William Bradford in 1620 and then more followed over with John Winthrop in 1630. ... The first viewpoint of the New World came from John Smith. Captain Smith seemed to view the land through the eyes of a child. ... William Bradford had different views about the New World and the opportunities it had for his people. ...
The former was written by John Smith, and the latter written by William Bradford. ... In The General History of Virginia, John Smith, whether accurately or inaccurately, portrays himself as an all-to-essential leader who helps save his colony from disaster after disaster with heroic bravery; while in Of Plymouth Plantation William Bradford depicts himself as one of many people who help aid the colony in its time of hardship. ... In The General History of Virginia Native Americans are portrayed as only as semi-helpful often switching between helping and harming the colonists on impulse, especia...
