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This essay will take different excerpts from the narrative and compare the differences and similarities of Thompson’s Christianity and the natives religion. This essay will compare the ideas the two religions have about who created the earth and the animals as well as the creation stories of the two religions. . It will also compare the BELIEFS the two religions have about what happens to men when they die. Although the religions are quite different, they are much more alike than one might expect. This narrative includes Thompson’s first hand experiences with the Natives so there could be some bias toward his Christian views.. Taking these facts about the Cree’s religion and recognizing that they didn't have Bibles, the similarities between …show more content…
In the Bible, the story of creation can be found in the book of Genesis. God creates man and the animals and he gives man control over all the living things on the earth. The man was named Adam and the only rule given to him by God was that he was forbidden to eat from a specific tree in the garden of Eden. As most know however, Adam do not obey which resulted in God casting him and his wife out of the Garden. The Cree story is remarkably similar;
After the Great Spirit made mankind, and all the animals, he told Wee sark e jork to take care of them and teach them how to live, and not to eat of bad roots; that would hurt and kill them; but he did not mind the Great Spirit; became careless and incited them to pleasure, mankind and the animals all did as they …show more content…
In both stories, there was on Creator who made all things. Man was put in charge of the animals and one way or another, failed to do the job given to him. Soon after the man sins, a dire consequence had to be paid. This happens in both of the stories and is found in the Bible in Genesis chapters 6-8 or on page 101 of Thompson’s narrative.
….the Great Spirit was displeased; he threatened Wee sark e jork that if he did not keep the ground clean he would take everything from and make him miserable but he did not believe the Great Spirit and in a short time became more care less………….this made the Great Spirit very angry and he told, Wee sark e jork that he would take every thing from him and wash the ground clean; but still he did not believe, until the Rivers and Lakes rose very high and overflowed the

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