Marco Polo, born in 1254, is one of the most famous travelers in the world. “The Travels of Marco Polo” summarizes the adventures Polo experienced across Europe and Asia. According to history, Polo was the first European to cross the entire continent from Europe to Asia. As an individual analyzes the book, it is hard to determine what is exaggerated and what is not. An individual must keep in mind that Marco Polo lacked the average knowledge of a college graduate.
The point of view and the bias references that are made all contribute to the possible exaggerations that are within the book. Every event that Polo encounters is altered because it is in his own point of view. This causes the reader to create two different ways of interpreting the text. It can be stated that “The Travels
is a good primary source due to his point of view.
The actuality of his adventures can only be imagined. This is a good primary source because Polo gives the reader a sense and idea of how history was formed and interpreted present day. The book was interesting and humorous. Polo
There are two main topics that Marco Polo tends to be bias on. They are religion and racism. Marco Polo tells about the Muslims praying and nothing happens after they pray. When the Christians prayed, according to Polo, two mountains moved implying that his religion is better. Polo is so proud of his religion that he puts down the Muslim religion. (Polo 54) He also assumes the leader of the Muslims is
Marco Polo exaggerates almost every event and adventure that he encounters. Polo describes a gryphon bird that appears to be
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