ges much like Caliban. Similar to the Native Americans, Caliban would receive harsh punishments and would become enslaved. However, the main idea of the Tempest in reference to the new world seems to be the idealistic idea of a harmonious environment in a new land. This could not be any farther from the truth. The idiotic ideas that were held by Europeans about the New World were proven wrong in the both of the other two stories. The idea that the New World was a utopia was pushed far from its reality and that is depicted in the tremendous hardships faced by the new settlers. There lack of food, shelter, and necessities all add to the fact that the New World was just as normal as any other place on earth. Another idea expressed in the Tempest was the savage and inhumane nature of the Natives in regard to Caliban. However, in both stories, the settlers lives were saved due to the caring nature of the some Native Americans. Despite the natives help which was essential to their survival, they were soon attacked unmercifully and driven out of their own land.These three works of literature enhance the modern day readers view as to what the New World was portrayed to be and the actual reality. The Tempest encompasses the idealistic views of the New World by the Europeans before their settlement. The General History of Virginia, New England, and the Summer Isles, as well as New England, and the Summer Isles show the harsh reality. Not much of the perceptions Old World held about the New World were correct. The idea that the Europeans would find a beautiful land and merrily settle without too much problems from natives or other hazards was not the case....
