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... Unfortunately there’s little information about the Native American culture and their philosophy comparing to the amount of information that we have of the white civilization that settled in America. ...
Seneca Chief Red Jacket’s goal is to persuade the audience (white people leaders) to respect the Native American choice to worship. He tries to show the Native American perspective about religion and faith. ...
As the Seneca Chief, Red Jacket has already credibility and possesses character to state his position to the audience (ethos). ...
Critical to white men values and religion but respectful of their choices, Red Jacket approaches the problematic between white and red men, addressing their differences and their cultural and religious weakness and strengths. Without being aggressive he questions the real bases of the white men religion by reviewing their contradictory and conflicted religious life. ... Which states, as Red Jacket says, that they were sent to instruct the red men how to worship the Great Spirit agreeably to His mind. ... He expresses the value of their culture and religion. ... “Friend and Brother: It was the will of the Great Spirit that we should meet together this day”
Since the beginning Red Jacket establishes emotional connections between both cultures (pathos). ... He doesn’t exclude them because their different belief but he makes them think again about what really is important in life, as a community of persons and not as white or red people but as persons that deserve respect and must also give respect.
Approximate Word count = 1225
Approximate Pages = 4.9
(250 words per page double spaced)
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