Before conversion, the Guarani lived off the land and had a spiritual religion. They knew nothing of Christianity. The Europeans were not an agricultural, or hunter/gatherer society. They relied on the lower level citizens to give them what they needed, with the wealthy living more comfortably. The Guarani were not colonizers, either. They were peaceful people that did not like outsiders. The Europeans were conquerors that did not care about the natives or the natives of other civilizations. They were violent and their only goal was to gain land and resources. There is also a difference in attire. The Europeans had elaborate, fancy clothing that covered their whole bodies, complete with shoes. The Guarani wore only loincloths and some shoes, but not as durable as the Europeans leather-made hard shoe. The housing differed, also. The Guarani lived in huts and manmade buildings. The Europeans had brick houses with furniture and servants. The people themselves differed. Father Gabriel, who sided with the natives, was the leader of the mission on their land. He cared about the Guarani. He was peaceful. He was kind and compassionate. Lastly, he was a pacifist. He did not want war between the Guarani and the Portuguese. Contrastingly, the mercenary for the Spanish, Rodrigo, was a ruthless killer that did not care until later on. He was money hungry. He was selfish. He was uncompassionate and evil, some could say. Lastly, he put himself above others, but he did change in the end, fighting alongside the natives to keep their mission, even though it was against Father Gabriel’s wishes, which is another example of their differences. These examples show that even with similarities, there is still a huge
Before conversion, the Guarani lived off the land and had a spiritual religion. They knew nothing of Christianity. The Europeans were not an agricultural, or hunter/gatherer society. They relied on the lower level citizens to give them what they needed, with the wealthy living more comfortably. The Guarani were not colonizers, either. They were peaceful people that did not like outsiders. The Europeans were conquerors that did not care about the natives or the natives of other civilizations. They were violent and their only goal was to gain land and resources. There is also a difference in attire. The Europeans had elaborate, fancy clothing that covered their whole bodies, complete with shoes. The Guarani wore only loincloths and some shoes, but not as durable as the Europeans leather-made hard shoe. The housing differed, also. The Guarani lived in huts and manmade buildings. The Europeans had brick houses with furniture and servants. The people themselves differed. Father Gabriel, who sided with the natives, was the leader of the mission on their land. He cared about the Guarani. He was peaceful. He was kind and compassionate. Lastly, he was a pacifist. He did not want war between the Guarani and the Portuguese. Contrastingly, the mercenary for the Spanish, Rodrigo, was a ruthless killer that did not care until later on. He was money hungry. He was selfish. He was uncompassionate and evil, some could say. Lastly, he put himself above others, but he did change in the end, fighting alongside the natives to keep their mission, even though it was against Father Gabriel’s wishes, which is another example of their differences. These examples show that even with similarities, there is still a huge