Benjamin Church's Views On The Enslavement Of Indians

the old man to Plymouth where he would have been shipped off as a slave … instead Church asked him where he wanted to live out the rest of his life… Church made some enquiries and soon Conscience had a new home.” By using Church’s exact reactions and speech it paints him as more dimensional. This is especially true given his views on the enslavement of the indians, Philbrick writes, “To Church’s mind, the enslavement of Indians from Plymouth and Dartmouth in the summer of 1675 was “an action so hateful… that I opposed it to the loss of the goodwill and respect of some that before were my good friends.” By using Benjamin Church’s exact reactions and speech it paints him as a more dimensional and human character. This is especially true when considering the fact that Benjamin Church assisted …show more content…
Rowlandson discusses how she began to weep and one indain asked as to why she was crying. She believed they would kill her to which he replied, “ No, none will hurt you.” Not much later she was given some cornmeal and was told to meet with King Philip. Upon meeting the king she states how wonderfully he treated her, “ I went… and he gave me a pancake about as big as two fingers: it was made of parched wheat, beaten and fried in bear grease. I thought I ever tasted pleasanter meat in my life.” She also discussed how during her journey with them she soon lost her will to live but Philip grabbed her and and attempted to revitalize her spirit with words of encouragement. Thus, her narrative painted them in a more civilized and friendly manner than what we and Puritans at the time perceived them to be. Through weaving together these primary and secondary sources, Philbrick paints an excellent historical picture of the characters and their respective motives, desires and feelings during Mayflower, making a new and engaging story of the relationship between Pilgrims and their subsequent generations and the indigenous people in