Term Papers on Bradford And Smith

Term Paper Title	Bradford And Smith
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Bradford and Smith

            At the dawn of the 17th Century two English colonies found their beginnings on the East Coast of the New World. The founders of these colonies, Captain John Smith and William Bradford tell of their encounters in General History of Virginia and Of Plymouth Plantation, respectively. As their documents are compared similarities and differences become apparent in their style of writing, purpose, and the events in their separate colonies they document.

            In terms of style their differences seem to be the more evident than their similarities.  First and foremost Smith writes in an extremely subjective sense while Bradford writes more objectively.  Although trying to sound objective, Smiths subjective style is unmistakable in the following quote:

            “Captain Smith, who, by his own example, good words, and fair promises, set some to mow, others to bind thatch, some to build houses, and others to thatch them, himself always bearing the greatest task for his own share, so that in short time he provided most of them lodgings, neglecting any for himself...”

            Bradford on the other hand writes a simple account of events. Smith is also very verbose and complementary of himself while being careful not to step out of 3rd person. On the other hand Bradford writes in a simple Puritan style and in limited 1rst person point of view. However the two authors also offer some similarities in their styles. They both describe events in their similar ventures to establish colonies. Another key similarity is the fact that they both mention God in their works as illustrated in the following quotes:

            “...when God, the patron of all good endeavors....”-John Smith

            “...as by God’s good providence they did.” -William Bradford

These quotes show that religion was a key factor in both John Smiths and William Bradfords life.

            Another point of similarities and differences is the purpose that each author was trying to attain. Although similar in that the basis of each document is set in recording events in a purely historical perspective Smith may have had other motives for authoring this work. Bradford simply records history and praises God while on the other hand Smith wrote his work in order to praise himself, explain to the London Trading Company why there...

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