The author, Charles C. Mann's purpose in writing Coming of Age in Dawnland was to inform that Native Americans weren't savages or an enemy even though some people say they were. The story tells you ways that the Native Americans lifestyles or some of the things they do weren't that different from the way settlers or people today do things. An example of this was how the Native Americans were taught to be good people or taught what we call manners. They were taught to be honest and not to complain. They were not taught to be savages. The quote "The primary goal of Dawnland education was molding character. Men and women were expected to be brave, hardy, honest, and uncomplaining”(Mann 28). proves my thesis because it shows that Native Americans