HUMAN 1AS Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: American Exceptionalism, Protestantism
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Belief the u. s. occupies special place among the countries of the world (american exceptionalism. Belief that political rights and social relations of american republic were superior to other systems. Theological belief that protestant faith superior to indigenous faiths. Belief econ system of young u. s. superior to other and can be beneficially bestowed to others. Belief that natives were racially inferior to europeans, violent savages needed to be civilized, controlled or eradicated. The belief that nature needed to be conquered and made to serve human interests. The film mainly works against the idea that the natives were savages. When the tribe that saves glass and feeds him says that (cid:862)revenge is in the creator"s ha(cid:374)d(cid:863); they are more civilized and forgiving/ nice than americans who always are depicted as revenge seeking. To seek revenge and to want to murder, eve(cid:374) though glass is the (cid:373)ovie"s (cid:373)ai(cid:374) hero, seems more savage than wanting peace and refusing to take a(cid:374)other"s life.
