Compare And Contrast Zinn And Christopher Columbus
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Columbus: Hero or Evil?
If you think Columbus is a hero, think again. Both Carroll’s essay and Columbus’s journal give us bias opinions on Columbus. However, Zinn gives us a bigger picture of the truth and remains un-biased. Warren H. Carrol tries to convince the reader that Columbus is a hero and he is rightly honored. Christopher Columbus lies to the king and queen, he also lies about other stuff. But Howard Zinn is different. Howard Zinn only tells the truth about Columbus and remains un-biased.
Warren H. Carroll tries to convince the reader that Columbus is a hero. Carroll is biased and he only gives the reader the positive side of Christopher Columbus. In his essay, Honoring
Columbus, Carroll states that Columbus made some mistakes,…show more content… In Columbus’s journal, Columbus lies about what he did to the Native Americans, lies to the king and queen and lies to the reader. He is also selfish and greedy. In his journal,
Christopher Columbus Journal, Columbus only tells us all the things he was doing for the Native
Americans, and he was someone who lied to too many people to get his fame. Columbus was someone who was a cruel governor, and a very raged man to hurt the Native Americans. As stated in Columbus’s journal, "When they capture someone they cut off their throat and drink blood and cut off his private parts." This shows how Columbus hides this information from us and how most historians sugar code what he did to all the Native Americans.
Howard Zinn is not biased and gives us only the truth about Columbus. In his story, “A
People’s History of the United States,” Zinn states that Columbus is greedy and a