Significance
To the Puritans, Sassamon had embodied the success of their conversion efforts and assimilation of Indians into English society. The Pokanoket relied on him as a crucial link between them and the Puritans. Ultimately, he came to embody the fundamental discord between the Pokanoket and the Puritans. His position outside each society represented the underlying irreconcilable differences and distrust between the two.
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