Journals of Discovery

The Europeans loved making themselves looked good. This was true in all three European journals we read this last week, La Relcion, Jamestown, and Plymouth Plantation. The one that kind of grinds my gears is the story of Jamestown as written by John Smith. What gets me is that John Smith is not only a braggart, but also a smart guy. He writes some of the journal in third person in order to make him look good. It is better to say John Smith became leader, then I became leader. He also talked about being the negotiator between the Indians and colonists after being overpowered by 100 Native Americans. I also think it is ironic that they call the Native Americans savages when the colonists are closer to being savages then the Indians. He also builds up himself by saying he was made sun of Powhatan because he could do stuff the Indians can do just as good as them, even though he did things that was meant for a women in that culture. This is all wrote for self brandishment, though some of it can be true, most likely none of it was true.