Reader Response Essay: “The Mayflower and the Pilgrim's New World”

The book “The Mayflower and the Pilgrim's New World” is one of the most fascinating reading materials that impeccably serve as a treat for readers. The book is based on a very courageous journey of the passengers of the Mayflower, their landing and set-up in the colony of the Plymouth (Philbrick, pp. 05-330). The book is very well-researched and thoroughly organized to serve the needs of readers of every nature. The writing style of the writer Nathan Philbrick is very creative, and depicts good quality thoughts in his cognition. The author gives a very interesting start to the book with the discussion on the Pilgrims in England and an account on their beliefs and attitudes on religious morals, their flee to the country of Holland, their exhausting sea-journey, the establishment of Plymouth Colony and friendship with Pokanoket Indians, especially, the leader Massasoit (Philbrick, pp. 65-187). While exposing the reality of the colony of Plymouth, the book thoroughly accounts for a landing of the settlers to this colony till the time the war of King Phillips started. The writer has very skillfully portrayed the differences in interaction between the white men and the Native Americans as they landed together on the colony. It is here that the connection with the real world is established; identifying the differences and conflicts between the two creeds. One of the most intriguing aspects of this book is its revelation of the truth that has forever remained hidden from us. History seems to have concealed facts regarding the relationship between the white men and Native Americans, while the reality was definitely something else. For all these credits on the book's account, it was very justifiably nominated as one of the top ten publications for the year 2006. The book is an adapted version of the New York Time's “Mayflower” (Caffrey, pp. 20).

The historical text of the book The Mayflower and the Pilgrim's New World have a strong connection with the world of today. At present, the Mayflower Compact is a “document that ranks with the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution as a seminal American text” (Whitcraft, pp. 74). While establishing a story-like feature of the settlers in the Plymouth colony, the author reveals important insights that have a great deal to do with, today. It seems to portray how the people of the colony struggled in their spirit to worship God. It shows that the worshippers around the world have forever been repressed for their religious congregations and prayers. Despite these hard times of trail and struggle, these worshippers did not abandon their spiritual beliefs, rather attempted to face the odds in their zeal and sprit to keep worshipping the Only One (Deetz & Patricia , pp. 125). The book takes on a very impartial approach to reveal historic facts regarding the voyage of the Pilgrims, their history and experiences as they entered the New World. The book gives a very fascinating account of the ...