Arawak Dialectical Journal
The chapter studied tells us a little about how Arawak, quite hospitable people who lived in peace on their land were mistaken, abused in their naivety and also killed by the Europeans who came to their land and were looking for gold, spices, and slaves.
Indeed, it is the story of a merchant clerk called Columbus, which was trading across the seas. He discovered an unknown land between Europe and Asia during a trip in 1492 precisely 33 (thirty-three) days after he left the Canary Islands on the Atlantic coast of Africa.
On this land lived a people called the Arawak. The Arawak men and women knew nothing of civilization and technology. They were very naive but were quite friendly people, very welcoming. Columbus later wrote "The Indians are so naive and so free with their possessions that no one who has not witnessed them would believe it. When you ask for something they have, they never say no. To the contrary, they offer to share with anyone".
Having never seen a boat and very curious, they swam to this amazing thing and people who were inside. They welcomed with food, gifts, and water. They also enjoy to trade such as glass beads, iron against what could be of interest to newcomers. But soon Christophe Colombus show them where was his interests, that's what he insinuated in this passage “As …show more content…
Christopher colombus has long been taken for a hero, but in my point of view basically his behavior at the time was nothing heroic and was rather unfortunate. They were people who can neither write nor read, they only know the oral language and have their own culture. They lived in peace and did not want to hurt anyone. But Europeans in the past as now still remain in the regions where they have an interest whether gold, oil or anything. And unfortunately it is the poor residents who
Indeed, it is the story of a merchant clerk called Columbus, which was trading across the seas. He discovered an unknown land between Europe and Asia during a trip in 1492 precisely 33 (thirty-three) days after he left the Canary Islands on the Atlantic coast of Africa.
On this land lived a people called the Arawak. The Arawak men and women knew nothing of civilization and technology. They were very naive but were quite friendly people, very welcoming. Columbus later wrote "The Indians are so naive and so free with their possessions that no one who has not witnessed them would believe it. When you ask for something they have, they never say no. To the contrary, they offer to share with anyone".
Having never seen a boat and very curious, they swam to this amazing thing and people who were inside. They welcomed with food, gifts, and water. They also enjoy to trade such as glass beads, iron against what could be of interest to newcomers. But soon Christophe Colombus show them where was his interests, that's what he insinuated in this passage “As …show more content…
Christopher colombus has long been taken for a hero, but in my point of view basically his behavior at the time was nothing heroic and was rather unfortunate. They were people who can neither write nor read, they only know the oral language and have their own culture. They lived in peace and did not want to hurt anyone. But Europeans in the past as now still remain in the regions where they have an interest whether gold, oil or anything. And unfortunately it is the poor residents who