Oh Morton

Based on this reading, it seems to me that Morton really did not have a care in the world about anything. He did not care about offending the Separatists in his area, and he did not care that he erected a may pole to demonstrate his following even though it offended many people and he was arrested for it. In my opinion, I see Morton as being somewhat of a fun loving and easy going guy strictly based on the fact that when he writes New Canaan, there is no real structure to it and there are many loop holes in it that are open to interpretation. However, this is the type of audience that I am sure he is trying to attract. I also find it hysterical how Morton portrays the Puritans to be a joke but yet he glorifies the Natives of the land and makes them seem so powerful, and mighty. I think that the way he demonstrates how Natives base their religion on the good hearteness of people, nature and hospitality and how Puritans base their religion on greediness and wealth, almost makes it seem that he is trying to persuade others who read his text, to conform to his ways of life and his religion, rather than strictly Puritanism. By adding humor to what he writes, he is attracting those people who are more laid back and rightfully so would not be following the Puritan religion to begin with because of their personal preferences about how they live their lives. One of my favorite lines in this reading was on page 323 in Chapter XX when Morton writes, "I must needs commend them in this particular, that, though they buy many commodities of our Nation, yet they keep but few, and those of special use." He is basically stating that the Natives may buy things from the new English people that have arrived in their land, but no matter what they see and no matter what is new and exciting to them, they stay true to their beliefs of having very little and depending on the finer things in life. This is contrasted with the ideas of Puritanism, especially in Morton's writings because they are looked at as being greedy, selfish, and only out for themselves and their holy spirit.