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A Short Narrative of My Life
''A Short Narrative of My Life'' is an autobiographical account by Rev. Samson Occom (1723–1792) and is one of the earliest English-language writings by a Native American.
== Synopsis ==
At the age of sixteen, ministers began preaching near Occom's tribe, and after hearing the gospel, he converted to Christianity. While learning about the New Testament, he decided he needed to learn to read so he could instruct the poor children and talk to his Indian community about religion. When he was about nineteen, he met Reverend Eleazar Wheelock, who took him under his wing and taught him to read. He stayed with Wheelock for four years until his eyesight was much impaired and his health declined enough that he could not pursue his studies anymore.
Occom returned to his Mohegan people and began teaching students to read and write. Although he called some students dull because they could not learn their alphabet well, he would make up his own questions and games to help them retain the information. Occom and his students prayed at the beginning and end of every class that God would hear them and help them learn〔''The Norton Anthology American Literature'', Volume A, page 446〕
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