Jane Tomkin/"Indians"
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..."Indians" is in quotation marks because the term has always, since its inception, been a misnomer. Christopher Columbus dubbed the native inhabitants the Western Hemisphere "Indians" because he mistakenly thought that he had landed in India. Jane Tomkin uses this term to title her essay undoubtedly because it exemplifies the way in which Europeans have consistently perceived Native Americans in terms of their own experience, biases, and perceptions.
What is the main, the overriding issue Tompkins is addressing?
Tomkin began exploring the subject of American Indian relations with Puritan settlers in preparation for teaching a class on colonial American literature (Tomkin 2). All she wanted was to have a general idea of how the two groups interacted. However, finding no consensus on the topic she was drawn deeper and deeper into it, searching for her answer. Tomkin also details how the topic took on new meaning for her as she delved deeper into it. She points out that since the interaction between Europeans and American Indians resulted in virtual genocide,...
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