Similarities Between William Bradford And John Smith
Separatist. A person who separates, withdraws, or secedes, as from an established church. 20,000 separatists left England to go to the new land which would later be called America, New England. This migration is also known as the Great Migration due to the 80,000 people total who left England for a journey to the new world. John Smith as well as William Bradford were both leaders bringing a group of Separatists to have a new and improved life. John Smith was an adventurous leader who established the first successful English Colony in North America. Bradford was the son of a farmer in Yorkshire, England who disagreed with the Church of England’s teachings, so he joined a Separatist group and led them to America. Both of these leaders intended
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Smith begins his composition with, “Who can desire more content, that hath small means, or but only his merit to advance his fortunes”, through this sentence, the reader can conclude that Smith is speaking highly of the new land. Smith also includes that men will “quickly grow rich” by stating that, “three days in seven, he may get more than he can spend unless he will be excessive.” Smith also lists all the benefits of the new world which include, “ houses to receive them, means to defend them, and meet provisions necessary for them”, which explains how if people migrate to the new world then they will always be plentiful and “live exceedingly well”. On the contrary, Bradford notes all the hardships that the settlers go through on their journey, as well the tribulations they come upon on the new land itself. In the first sentence of Chapter nine Bradford writes, “These troubles being blown over, and now all being compact together in one ship” this opening sentence gives the reader a morose feeling towards the discovery of the new land. Bradford also displays how there were “grievous diseases” and many men dying. In contrast to Smith, Bradford does not display the new land as a beautiful place, but as a “hideous and desolate wilderness, full of wild beasts and wild men”. Bradford also titled a chapter as “Starving Time”, furthermore stretching the sadness of his piece by describing the amount of men who died on the
Smith begins his composition with, “Who can desire more content, that hath small means, or but only his merit to advance his fortunes”, through this sentence, the reader can conclude that Smith is speaking highly of the new land. Smith also includes that men will “quickly grow rich” by stating that, “three days in seven, he may get more than he can spend unless he will be excessive.” Smith also lists all the benefits of the new world which include, “ houses to receive them, means to defend them, and meet provisions necessary for them”, which explains how if people migrate to the new world then they will always be plentiful and “live exceedingly well”. On the contrary, Bradford notes all the hardships that the settlers go through on their journey, as well the tribulations they come upon on the new land itself. In the first sentence of Chapter nine Bradford writes, “These troubles being blown over, and now all being compact together in one ship” this opening sentence gives the reader a morose feeling towards the discovery of the new land. Bradford also displays how there were “grievous diseases” and many men dying. In contrast to Smith, Bradford does not display the new land as a beautiful place, but as a “hideous and desolate wilderness, full of wild beasts and wild men”. Bradford also titled a chapter as “Starving Time”, furthermore stretching the sadness of his piece by describing the amount of men who died on the