Both Uses of
pilgrim
in
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
- I mean, sure, the Indians and Pilgrims were best friends during that first Thanksgiving, but a few years later, the Pilgrims were shooting Indians.
Chpt 14 *pilgrims = The people who founded Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts in 1620.
- I mean, sure, the Indians and Pilgrims were best friends during that first Thanksgiving, but a few years later, the Pilgrims were shooting Indians.†
Chpt 14pilgrims = people who journey to a special place -- typically as an act of religious devotion
Definition:
someone who journeys to a special place -- typically a difficult journey to a sacred place as an act of religious devotion