The readings for this seminar all focus on the interaction between and among cultures—most notably European cultures and Native cultures. Our text indicates that the conflict and the tension was not one-sided and that the image of the Native American as victim is an over-simplification. In your brief writing assignment, discuss the image of the Native American in Columbus and Bradford. How does the portrayal of Native Americans in those texts differ from the image represented by Native writers in the “Native Americans: Contact and Conflict” section? The Norton Anthology of American Literature, Shorter Eighth Edition.