The Pilgrim Journey In William Bradford's Of Plymouth Plantation

In Of Plymouth Plantation, Bradford’s language depict him as a very eccentric man when it comes down to his faith and his loyalty towards the Christian God. Through the excerpts, Bradford prides himself in one of the most common Christian sayings, “God works in mysterious ways.” This saying would become very prevalent in his account of the challenges and complication the Separatist faced during the “Pilgrim Journey”. Bradford reveals his views and beliefs through the diction in his writings about the Separatists and Native Americans as a holy follower with a superiority complex. Bradford begins by recounting the first events upon journeying with the Separatist to this unknown land. Traveling by ship, Bradford and the Separatists faced hardships such as illness and disastrous weather that threaten the safety of those onboard. Though these hardships are typically explained when traveling via ship that was not the case in the eyes of Bradford. There was no way such phenomenon were coincidental and the only answer to these unsolvable question was God. Bradford linked together the pieces of the illness and the man that contracted the illness to be because of the man’s unpleasant and bitter attitude. That said God had no other choice but to smite the man and make an example of the man. Bradford …show more content…
The Separatist unknowing to the land and the area managed to excavate the land for the essentials needed to start a new life on this land. Bradford details the discovery of multi-colored vegetables found by the Separatist that created new speculations on the land. As well as finding Native American planting ground where they learned that it was possible to live off the land and start a life on this place. Bradford shines light on the discoveries of the Separatists saying they were guided by God and that all of their efforts on exploring are being