s started long before they even stepped foot on the land. With a strong hold on their religious beliefs, they continued their voyage to the new world even though there were questions about the safety of the vessel. They managed to work hard on the ship and make it to the new world, tired and hungry, only to learn that there was no rest to be found, but even more work. Not only did they have to establish themselves, but had to endure a harsh winters and almost did not make it. Soon their spirits were broken and their pleasant nature disappeared. The lack of food and hard work started to make them bitter and selfish. They found that the New World wasnt the paradise they thought it was during that long deadly winter. The few that survived lived only to have more work ahead of them, planting and getting settled. The only help they seemed to have received was from Native Americans and especially one in particular named Squanto. Squanto taught the English how to catch fish, grow crops, and plant corn among many other things. Squanto was a heavy contributor to the survival of the settlers in their early years in the new world. Once again, the face of the new world was saved by a Native American.The Tempest by William Shakespeare embodies all the ignorant ideas the Europeans had of the new world. Though he never directly states that his work is in respect to the New World, there are a few allusions to which we can refer to, in order to endorse this idea. When the courtiers first get ship wreaked on the island, Gonzalo emphasizes the natural beauty of the island. This could be an allusion to the new world because the new world was portrayed to the Europeans as a utopia with a remarkable amount of natural beauty. Furthermore, Caliban himself can be seen as a reference to the new world in that he holds the incorrect conceptions of the natives the Europeans had at the time. The Europeans characterized the Native Americans to be sava...
