Wednesday, February 13, 2019
Week 3, Analysis, The Journey of Crespi
This week, I have decided to write a literary analysis on the story of Juan Crespi. I have decided to choose Juan and his crew of people that he experienced this journey with as the literary device. They started out heading northwest along the mountains. I liked that they had a plan, but didn't know exactly where to go or how to be successful with there journey. Terminology they use such a league and a half is interesting to me and I wonder what it would be like today if we still talked like that. A few of the people who had sailed to San Pedro before were able to help along the journey, and they found a nice river bed pretty quickly into there journey. The way these people traveled back then can be appreciated tremendously compared to how we have it today. Back then, it was travel by water or horses or walking most of the time and compared to what we have now, that was a lot of hard work. I think sometimes we take for granted the things we have today, and it shows by going back and reading something like this from years ago. The theme I am going to discuss is when they arrived at the first river bed and were greeted by 52 different Indians in a group. These Indians took initiative to walk up to these new people and immediately be friendly and welcome them to there village. The Indians let these people live with them, and also helped them work such as building houses or hunting animals for everyone to eat. They were very respectful and gave a good helping hand, and that's something that I think would be different in todays world if that were to happen. Honestly, I think if random people showed up to someone's home or village, today we would not be so welcoming and helpful to those new people. So that's something I think was cool that the Indians did to welcome the new arriving group of people. The context of this is definitely historical. There are not many places in the world that operate like this story did, and these so called villages are almost extinct in most parts of the world. At the village these Indians were living on, it was very cultural. They came over and greeted the new people, and back then I think that was part of their every day culture so I think it definitely influenced the way this author wrote this story. The way he wrote this connects to how life actually was back then, and can be related to how difficult some of the times were. Overall, this story was meaningful, and is a good way to use and show people today what it was like back then. Almost no where in the world operates like this anymore, so that is also a good learning factor that can go into a story like this. Living in the times they did is a lot different than today, and we can always learn from it.
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Hello Logan! I also found it interesting how they spoke and the language they were using. I can only imagine how it would be if in the whole world we all spoke one language and could understand everything we were saying or trying to say. I feel like we would probably be more advance in technology since sometimes the thing that prevents us from being more advanced is our language barrier.
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ReplyDeleteI like how one of your takeaways was regarding how easy it is for us to take the simple things for granted. As a mother, I dread long road trips with my kids. By "long road trips", I mean 2-3 hour drives. I could not imagine being a mother in those times. Driving is something I do every single day. Pretty crazy when you compare the simple things.
I was also taken back by how unimaginable it would be for 52 strangers to approach me -- as I am entering uninvited, unannounced, unknown into their home -- they approach to welcome me into their home and insist I stay, even offering me my own land?! It does beg the question, were they truly going to give them land and let them live? OR perhaps the Chief had seen a sign just prior to their arrival; a sign of good fortune? Native Americans put a lot of faith in signs, but that question remains for the wondering mind.
Happy Sunday Logan!
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed reading your analysis of this story. I also thought the terminology used to describe the distance traveled was interesting and also questioned the meaning of, "a League and a half."
Yes, I agree the way they traveled in history took a lot longer and traveling was not as simple as driving down a freeway or sitting in traffic. Life was a lot more simple, now we are always running from one place to another and sometimes miss things such as the scenery and the little things. Have you thought about stopping during a really busy moment or time in your day and think about all of the things you have to be grateful for that day? I think about doing and try, but often get so busy I forget. I believe it is something you really have to force yourself to do until, you do it so much it becomes a habit.
You write about how different it is when a stranger comes and lives near you, and how the Indian's were welcoming and we would not be that welcoming in this day in age. What if a new neighbor moved in next door to you, would you go to them and welcome them or bring a welcoming gift?
Hello Logan! I really enjoyed reading your analysis of the story. I loved the theme you decided to highlight within the story, I find it really neat how the Indians had no obligation to greet the crew but chose to do so anyways. I could definitely see how it could have been a way of life for those people, and its cool that they would treat any one they met with respect. I find it awesome that the Indians were very respectful but do you think that the writing was completely accurate on their encounters or could have been a little exaggerated?
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