Compare and contrast the travel narratives of The Travels by Marco Polo, The Book of
Margery Kempe by Margery Kempe, and The Travels of Ibn Battuta by Ibn Battuta. What
motivated these three authors to set out on their journeys, and how did their backgrounds
and points of view affect what they found interesting and worthy of comment in the
narratives they produced upon their return? What aspects of the cultures they encountered
proved most fascinating to them, and why? How did they shape their narrative to make an
impression on their audience, and who do you think their intended audience was? How did
their reactions to other cultures reflect the attitudes of their own, and the comparisons they
made between their travels and their own experience? Finally, imagine if a visitor from
another country or culture wrote a similar narrative about the United States today. What
elements of current American life do you think they would find worthy of discussion and
critique, and why? How might such a modern approach compare and contrast with that
presented by Polo, Kempe, and Battuta?
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