This one is related to Order # 354641482 you’ve done.
Please answer one of the following questions and write at least 200 words. Please start with an argument and use textual evidence from the reading or the teaching slides to support your argument.
Describe the two main purposes of Captain James Cook’s second journey. One is a scientific purpose while the other is a colonial one. Please specify what they are. Please also describe the special status of Forster and other naturalists onboard the ship. What advantages did the scientists have? How do you comment on the entanglement between science, politics, and economics as we see in Forster’s journey and in the movie Avatar?
2. Georg Forster describes and comments the desertion of the sailor on Tahiti. How does Forster show understanding for the sailor? How does Forster comment on life in England and life in Tahiti? How does Forster comment on the relativity of happiness in different life situation? Is agriculture and cattle, for example, a good idea everywhere in the world? Furthermore, is the culture in the South Pacific islands necessarily “primitive” or European culture necessarily “civilized?” It is crucial for us to understand different perspectives and their limits. Why or why not?
3. Georg Forster describes the conflict between the Maori and the sailors onboard Adventure in his travel narrative A Voyage Round the World (1777). How does Forster comment on the behavior of the Maori as well as the sailors, in particular a Mr. Rowe? What is Forster’s understanding of justice and friendship? What do you think about the incident and Forster’s position?
