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While I did see many similarities between the movie and the readings, there were one or two things I noticed in the readings that didn't show up in the movie. In "A World Turned Upside Down," on page 144, an Indian's account states "I am now to tell you the cause of all disorder and quarreling between us and our white men. It is Rum." (144) The movie did not have any Indians dealing with other drunken Indians or Europeans, but I do remember hearing it mentioned in the film. It makes me wonder, how much of a problem was alcohol for the Indians and Europeans in the larger scheme of things? Another difference I saw when comparing the movie to the readings was Indian treatment of captives. From Susanna Johnson's account, she said the Indians were very kind and compassionate to her. But the Abenakis were attempting to replace lost family members. In the movie, the Hurons were looking to get revenge on the "white people" for the loss of their loved ones. Maybe compassion and kindness from Indians varied from tribe to tribe. ---Alex M. | While I did see many similarities between the movie and the readings, there were one or two things I noticed in the readings that didn't show up in the movie. In "A World Turned Upside Down," on page 144, an Indian's account states "I am now to tell you the cause of all disorder and quarreling between us and our white men. It is Rum." (144) The movie did not have any Indians dealing with other drunken Indians or Europeans, but I do remember hearing it mentioned in the film. It makes me wonder, how much of a problem was alcohol for the Indians and Europeans in the larger scheme of things? Another difference I saw when comparing the movie to the readings was Indian treatment of captives. From Susanna Johnson's account, she said the Indians were very kind and compassionate to her. But the Abenakis were attempting to replace lost family members. In the movie, the Hurons were looking to get revenge on the "white people" for the loss of their loved ones. Maybe compassion and kindness from Indians varied from tribe to tribe. ---Alex M. | ||
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| + | There are a good number of Indian tribes that wanted peace. In "Speech Resisting Colonial Expansion," the Abenakis wanted peace with the English in exchange that their lands were not encroached by white settlers. In "Response to the Moravian Ambassador," the Delaware Indians did realize, in 1758, that the French and Indian War was started by both the British and the French, not them. - A. Brudno | ||
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