Takaki

In chapter two Takaki went on to explain how it wasn't just the Indian's who were "savages" but it was now the Irish as well. This keeping in mind was all from the point of view the English who in a little more discovery seemed to savages more so than anyone else. Takaki described how the Indians and the Irish are uncivilized and they needed to be more civil. The fact of the matter is the Indians demonstrated more civility and stability than any other group of people. Their farming habits were extrememly good considering the conditions. Also not to mention how Takaki explained how they would notice the weather changes and used that to help grow things. The white men or the English in this case proved to be the most like a savage when Takaki described how they would begin to eat the other humans and turn on each other. No one was really safe with the English when they began to act the same way that they claimed the Indians and the Irish acted just like "savages". The English seemed to be a group of people who could never do anything wrong. Whatever they did they let God take the blame. They always would say that God was the reason for certain things that they did. It was what he wanted and it was his decision. Even the president at the time Thomas Jefferson claimed that they were uncivilized. He blamed the Indians for their lack of survival. He did everything he could to make them believe he was trying to help them but in reality he wanted to do what everyone else wanted and that was take over their land.

I enjoyed reading this particular chapter by Takaki. Although the descriptions of how things were is a little different than what I was taught it still was good to read. I would have liked to get both sides of the story a little more. It seemed as if everything was one sided. Even though the purpose was to tell the events in the narration of the English I would have liked to hear how they themselves did under the circumstances. What I mean by that is, I would like to know other than what they mentioned how the English really acted in savage like manners. I do however agree with most of the facts and views that Takaki speaks of in the chapter.