Compare And Contrast Plymouth Plantation And The General History Of Virginia

“Thus you may see what difficulties still crosses any good “endeavor” (Smith 74). In the two stories of The Plymouth Plantation and The General History of Virginia it tells a story of English men who go from their home to the new land for a difference in they way they want to live. Such as religious reasons and for better working opportunities. In the two stories the people encounter Native Americans. In both stories the Native Americans help out the English men. The two stories have similarities, but they also have their differences which vary. For example, the tone of both stories, the point of view in which it is told, the attitude of the English men were very different, and as well as how they encountered the Native Americans. Overall the two stories have a lot in common and then they also have its differences. One of the similarities both stories had been that they both voyaged to the new world on ships. The voyage was also very difficult, because there were many misfortunes throughout the two journeys. “They were encountered many times with which the ship was shroudly shaken, and her upper works made very leaky; and
Instead of caring only for their well being they also thought of others well being. If one of their people was sick they would do as much as they could to help the sick person out. Even if they themselves were not feeling as well and were going through many hardships they would hold onto faith to keep them going and always carried a positive attitude. “ And of these, in the time of most distress there was but six or seven sound persons who in their great commendations, be it spoken, spared no pains night or day, but with abundance of toil and hazard of their own health, fetched them wood, made them fires, dressed them meat, made their beds, washed their loathsome clothes, clothed and unclothed them” ( William