Samuel Occam’s argument is that he was treated less than that of a Caucasian person in his time. He was a minister and master of a school. He stated “I Can’t help that God has made me So; I did not make myself so.” In this, he explained that this is the only way people view him. He is an Indian and he is poor. Although he was able to do good for his community and learn to read, he still will always be a poor Indian. Even though God made him that way, he can’t help it and he didn’t ask to be that way. The audience may be his fellow Indians. He most likely wrote this account in order to let people know exactly how Indians were treated. Even though they may have been scholars and leaders in their time, they were not paid appropriately. He wanted
