Finding Squanto If someone is in a new, unfamiliar place, with friends and family getting sick and dying around them, what reason would one have to carry on? The Puritans had a reason, and that is that they had an unwavering faith in God, which William Bradford, a leader of the Puritans, is a good a representation of. He wrote of their times of struggle, the voyage, and the suffering that ensued soon after landing, and especially their prosperous times, where they met a helpful Native American tribe, and they certainly saw God’s hand through it all.
William Bradford wrote about the turbulent journey across the Atlantic Ocean, their ship barely able to hold together. Specifically, their ship’s main beam began to buckle and break, and crewmembers …show more content…
The Starving Time was a period when the Puritans initially landed, and they struggled with many diseases, and of course, starving. The way they saw God’s work in this difficult time was quite interesting. There were 6 or 7 people who remained well throughout the starving time, able to push through the horrors, the drudgery,the putrid smells, and the awful sights they saw. As one can imagine, it is believed that God kept them well, it was written, “unto whom myself and many others were much beholden in our low and sick condition. And yet the Lord so upheld these persons as in this general calamity they were not infected with sickness,”. Surprisingly, there are no more mentions of God within this piece, there is one notable religious reference, however, and that was when the boatswain, who was very rude, and did not treat the crew too well, spoke of how the crew and Puritans have been mistreating each other, “Oh! you, I now see, show your love like Christians indeed one to another, but we let one another lie and die like dogs”, As is evident, he’s disappointed in the Puritans for mistreating each other through the hardships, and it could also be inferred that he is not on the voyage for religious reasons. Despite the boatswain’s feelings about the Puritans and his religion, they all still hold strong faith, and shall continue to hold it in the upcoming prosperous …show more content…
It began when the Puritans were being stalked by some natives, and eventually got their tools stolen by them. However, after some time a man by the name of Samoset approached them, and he was able to speak a somewhat broken English, and he informed the awed Puritans of another native man who could speak much better English, a man named Squanto. When they were first introduced to Samoset, they were absolutely awe-struck by the fact that a native man was able to speak English, and also that the natives were non-hostile. When Squanto greeted them, they were joyous beyond belief, and forged a strong alliance with the natives, with Squanto guiding them, and aiding them in their quest to settle the land and become prosperous, they felt on top of the world, with God to thank them. As is written by Bradford, “but Squanto continued with them and was their interpreter and was a special instrument sent of God for their good beyond their expectation”. Whether the Puritans would have survived in the new land without the help of Squanto and the natives is up to debate, but the William Bradford had no doubt it was God’s will that they met
William Bradford wrote about the turbulent journey across the Atlantic Ocean, their ship barely able to hold together. Specifically, their ship’s main beam began to buckle and break, and crewmembers …show more content…
The Starving Time was a period when the Puritans initially landed, and they struggled with many diseases, and of course, starving. The way they saw God’s work in this difficult time was quite interesting. There were 6 or 7 people who remained well throughout the starving time, able to push through the horrors, the drudgery,the putrid smells, and the awful sights they saw. As one can imagine, it is believed that God kept them well, it was written, “unto whom myself and many others were much beholden in our low and sick condition. And yet the Lord so upheld these persons as in this general calamity they were not infected with sickness,”. Surprisingly, there are no more mentions of God within this piece, there is one notable religious reference, however, and that was when the boatswain, who was very rude, and did not treat the crew too well, spoke of how the crew and Puritans have been mistreating each other, “Oh! you, I now see, show your love like Christians indeed one to another, but we let one another lie and die like dogs”, As is evident, he’s disappointed in the Puritans for mistreating each other through the hardships, and it could also be inferred that he is not on the voyage for religious reasons. Despite the boatswain’s feelings about the Puritans and his religion, they all still hold strong faith, and shall continue to hold it in the upcoming prosperous …show more content…
It began when the Puritans were being stalked by some natives, and eventually got their tools stolen by them. However, after some time a man by the name of Samoset approached them, and he was able to speak a somewhat broken English, and he informed the awed Puritans of another native man who could speak much better English, a man named Squanto. When they were first introduced to Samoset, they were absolutely awe-struck by the fact that a native man was able to speak English, and also that the natives were non-hostile. When Squanto greeted them, they were joyous beyond belief, and forged a strong alliance with the natives, with Squanto guiding them, and aiding them in their quest to settle the land and become prosperous, they felt on top of the world, with God to thank them. As is written by Bradford, “but Squanto continued with them and was their interpreter and was a special instrument sent of God for their good beyond their expectation”. Whether the Puritans would have survived in the new land without the help of Squanto and the natives is up to debate, but the William Bradford had no doubt it was God’s will that they met