*Bell Ringer:
Discuss “Relation”
with a partner to make sure you have all of the answers from Friday, then we will
discuss
*Refresher on Olaudah Equiano
*From The
Interesting Narrative… pg 84 orange
*What is his
purpose in writing? Who is his audience? Pick specific lines/sections that show
purpose and audience.
*Question 8 on
page 89
*Time to read
if you finish and others haven’t. We
haven’t had much, and you need to finish a novel by the end of the quarter, so
take time to read.
*Discussion on
topic “Frontiers and Cultural Encounters” and ties of Equiano and de las Casas to it:
What message about Cultural Encounters and Frontiers do these two selections
communicate? Details to show
*
*Do you think
either of these (de las Casas’ and
Equiano’s) accounts changed the audience? How? Why yes or no? If no, what could
they have done to more affect their audience? (comment on my blog)
ReplyDeleteI think the accounts affected the views of the audience towards the Native Americans but didn’t influence them to the extent of changing their ways. White people were so stuck in their ways of thinking that there can only be one dominant race. I am sure a few people chose to make changes in the way they saw the Native Americans but their actions didn’t prove true to how they viewed them because they went along with what was happening around them. These accounts put reality into their minds but to put them into action to stop the brutal attacks against Native Americans would take much more than just a letter or a story. I am sure bother de las Casas and Equiano wanted to make changes but a story or letter won’t change how people act upon certain races. I compared the experiences of the African Americans in how they had to fight physically and verbally for their rights. Writing feelings and opinions down on paper wouldn’t change societies ways or actions towards anything.