Christopher Columbus (:


The first thing i noticed about this story was how descriptive he was when he was describing everything, he was so descripitve that i could picture the island in my mind. While i was reading this story it kind of brought me back to elementary school when we first started learning about Christopher Columbus and the saything they taught us to help us remember the date. "He sailed the ocean blue in 1492". One thing i didnt really understand about the story is why the natives left thier houses unattended and just left. It said that they fled because they were afread and heard people coming ashore so they left all their belongings behind and got out of the area. It didnt make sense to me why they would be afread. I really dont think this story had a meaning, probably because it was a journal entry from Christopher Columbus' real journal about when he arrived at the island. By reading this you could tell that he was writing it for the king and queen to read, because when he was describing everything he made everything sound so amazing and perfect. I think he did this because the king and queen are taking care of the expenses of his journey and he has to make them think it was worth while even if it means aggaerating a litte bit. I was surprised when i read about him bringing back an aloe plant, because he was told that it was valueable. I dont know if it was valueable back then but i guess it must have been. Now a days people that like to cook often have aloe plants in or near thier kitchens just in case they get burnt.