Question

In at least 100 words, explain how Williams’s A Key into the language of America reflected his own religious views

Answer 1

William Bradford's A Key into the Language of America reflected his own religious views in multiple ways, on multiple occasions. One of these ways is the way in which he describes the natives. William Bradford believed that the natives living there before them were just as human as the Puritans themselves. William understood that although they were vastly different in their way of living, they were still people. His writing, in particular, reflected that belief, shining a more positive light upon the natives than other works from that time.

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Answer 2

Although Williams usually wrote with particular readers in mind, his themes and subjects have universal relevance and can still reward readers today.Williams tells us that he intended A Key "specially for my friends residing in those parts." In other words, he wants to instruct fellow missionaries and traders how to interact with his other friends, the Indians. He is determined to dispel the stereotypes and false conceptions of them as subhuman savages current in the early colonies. Images of the Indians in writings from Williams's contemporaries and earlier explorers should provide students with a clear sense of the audience, their assumptions, and their needs. Williams has much to say still about interracial understanding, respect, and harmony. Moreover, his observations are still keen insights into human nature.