"A Journey Through Texas" SOAPST

   "A Journey Through Texas", written by Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca, is a personal narrative piece of literature that he wrote for the king and queen of Spain. Cabeza de Vaca, the speaker, joined by three other coutrymen travel from Texas to the Spanish settlement in New Mexico in 1528. He was given this oppurtunity by the Queen of Spain, and they would pay him in return for knowledge about the lands. He narrates the story in a first person perspective, allowing the audience to visualize the experiences he had encountered on his journey. The usage of imagery in the story, helps the reader grasp the detailed aspects of the trip, and picture themselves in their shoes. The story is also in chronological order, meaning that the storyline goes step by step. Cabeza wrote it as if he were writing a diary or a journal entry, because he expressed his own opinions on the problems and experiences he saw and lived by.
  Cabeza de Vaca's purpose of the story was to inform the readers about the experiences he had, and all the new concepts and ideas he had discovered. He wanted to also inform the people who wanted to settle there and make contact with the tribes. By writing about the tribes and new discoveries, he was trying to persuade and inspire other explorers to join him on the journey to finding new lands. Another purpose was money and wealth. The Queen of Spain offered him money if he took on the journey to bring back information and knowledge. His purpose was to give his own voice, or opinion, on the first hand events that occured throughout the time of his journey. Cabeza writes in such an honest way, that the reader can visualize themselves on the journey.
  The tone of the piece begins off being descriptive and quite detailed. He flourishes the audience with imagery and helps them gain  knowledge of what life was in anothers perspective. His informative narration gives an insight to his own life, thus, giving us more background information about who or what he is. The tone later on changes to anger,when a few of the tribes are not friendly, and he had to find a way to manipulate them.
His depictions of the tribes, events, and food, show that he truly wanted to explore the land. Cabeza also studied their religion, because Spain was also religious, and that would look better to them. Cabeza at the end, changed the tone to happiness, when they find squash and eat it together.