Worship The Spirit In My Own Way Analysis

In the Early Colonial Era, white men saw themselves as the significant race and gender. Therefore, Native Americans and African Americans, especially women, were not allowed to share their thoughts or opinions. However, during the late 17th century they started to rebel against the inequality they were experiencing. Their actions began to contradict the “rules” of society. For example, Red Jacket is a Native American man that represented the Seneca Tribe. He and his tribe personally experiences the American’s hypocrisy. With his speech, Then I Must Worship the Spirit in My Own Way, he convinces the Americans that they treating the Native Americans with cruelty by pointing out the flaws in their culture. It is apparent that he respected as a leader because he spoke on behalf of his tribe. Likewise, Maria Stewart is a well educated …show more content…
With his passage, he explains that the Americans are attempting to Americanizing the Native Americans by forcing them to worship an imperfect practice. For example, he writes “Brother you say there is but one way to worship and serve the Great Spirit; if there is but one religion, why do you white people differ so much about it? Why not all agree as you can all read the book?” (287). He applies logos to his quotation when he questions the Americans. The flaws in their religion shows that it is not as unified as they think because he emphasizes the constant disagreements in it. He suggests that everyone should read the book so there is no confusion. His solution was so simple, it allows the audience to detect his hidden ridicule toward the Americans. His authority is also portrayed with his passage. With this event, a person could easily see that Red Jacket is in a leadership position because he is the one speaking at this meeting on the behalf of a community of Native Americans. This suggests that he was trusted with the fate of his