The good Missionary disgusted with this idle Tale, said, What I delivered to you were sacred Truths, but what you tell me is mer
e Fable, Fiction and Falsehood. The Indian offended, reply'd, My Brother, it seems your Friends have not done you Justice in your Education, they have not well instructed you in the Rules of common Civility. You saw that we who understand and practise those Rules, believ'd all your Stories: Why do you refuse to believe ours? How does Franklin use irony in this excerpt from Remarks Concerning the Savages of North America?
by showing the Native Americans' inability to accept the settlers beliefs
by showing the settlers their inability to see the similarities with Native Americans
by showing the difference in the beliefs and their inability to understand one another
by showing that neither the settlers nor Native Americans accepted the others' beliefs
Answer: by showing the settlers their inability to see the similarities with Native Americans
Explanation:
The Indian points out that, whereas they´ve made the effort to accept the Missionary´s Stories, the settlers did not attempt to understand the beliefs of the Native Americans. Considering that missionary work is a way to civilize cultures considered uncivilized, the irony resides in the Indian pointing out the missionary´s lack of common Civility.
It says how Julia was named after her mother and how they often disagreed. And the last sentence explains that Julia was proud to share her mother's name
