In "Remarks Concerning The Savages of North America," Benjamin Franklin wants to defend the reputation of Native Americans by arguing that they were not "savages," as Europeans thought. Instead, they were very advanced people with social rules that were just as complex and virtuous as those of colonists, and sometimes even more so.
He gives many arguments to support this claim, but one example is the way they conducted councils. Everyone in the community participated in these councils, and Franklin argues that speakers did not interrupt each other, listened attentively and conducted everything with order and decency. He compares this to the way the British House of Commons carried out its sessions: the speaker constantly calling to order amid interruptions and confusion.
Another example he gives is that of the interactions between the two groups. Franklin says that when Europeans met Native Americans, they crowded around them, staring at them and making them uncomfortable. The Native Americans were just as curious about Europeans. However, they looked at them from afar, discreetly, and without getting in their way.
Both examples are very successful in proving Franklin's point. He takes examples of practices that exist in both ethnic groups. Moreover, he discusses factors that are considered important as markers of civility. Finally, his observations are factually-based.
Answer:
In the short story "The Interlopers", Nature is treated as a character in the story. more explanation below.
Explanation:
There are many references to nature in "The Interlopers." as well as the storm and the feud over the forest. Nature also tops over the humans in the story. The evidence to this is <em>"The forest lands of Gradwitz were of wide extent and well stocked with game; the narrow strip of precipitous woodland that lay on it's outskirts was not remarkable for the game it harbored, but it was the most jealously guarded of all its owners territorial possessions."</em>
Von Gradwitz and Znaeym as the story progresses lose to nature. The nature is shown as superior to humans and something that man can not triumph over.
The Answer is "That people should not simply stand by and let injustices occur."
