In America our society is called a “melting pot”. A “melting pot” refers to the fusion or fusion of cultures, or the combination of different cultures in one society. “New World” explorers such as Cabeza de Vaca and William Bradford have had significant importance in history and literature. Both explorers went to the “New World” for different reasons. Cabeza de Vaca went on an exploration to get more wealth, gold, learn about the land and culture. On the other hand, Bradford moved to the Americas for religious freedom and away from English rule. Cabeza de Vaca and Bradford were both important and memorable explorers of the New World, and both their stories tell of their experiences, particularly their encounters with different communities. Cabeza de Vaca's piece Castaways is a tale of conversion and reversal of these experiences, especially with Native Americans, while William Bradford's Of Plymouth Planation is classified as a providential tale, which focuses on God's future plans rather than interaction with different people. community.Cabeza de Vaca's stories are a narrative of conversion, that conversion is Cabeza de Vaca's thoughts on Native Americans. At the beginning of Castaways, Cabeza de Vaca did not interact with the natives as much as later in his story. In chapter three of his book, Castaways, he says that the Indians and his group, the Spanish, did not get along. Once his group reached Florida, he states: “the next day the Indians of the village came to visit us, and although they spoke to us we did not understand them, because we had no interpreter, but they made many threatening signs and gestures, and we thought that we they were told to leave their land; and on this... in the middle of the paper... it seems that Addford has a proud attitude towards himself and his faithful. Therefore, he has no interest in cultural hybridization with natives. Cabeza de Vaca and Bradford shared their experiences in the “New World” and focused on their encounters and interactions with different cultural communities. However, both of these authors do not share their views on cultural hybridity and result with the story of Cabeza de Vaca as a narrative of conversion and reversal; while Bradford's story is a providential narrative. Cabeza de Vaca explored the “New World” to obtain riches, or gold, and gain more knowledge of the land and people. Bradford came to America to escape the English religious trial. Similar to the idea of a “melting pot” cultural hybridization is the interaction of cultures, which Cabeza de Vaca demonstrated, unlike William Bradford.
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