Compare And Contrast The General Historie Vs Pocahontas

While watching the Disney movie Pocahontas I have discovered there were some major differences between the movie and John Smith’s “The General Historie.” It can be easily assumed that many people have heard of the tale Pocahontas which is a movie about a mysterious young native girl from the New World who rescues an English explorer who goes by the name of John Smith, from death and falls in love with him. No matter which version we all may have heard, most people are familiar with the legend that has been told by Disney. However, what we are not familiar with, are the actual events that occurred and all too often, we accept what is presented in films as history without any thought into the matter. Smith’s The General History of Virginia
John Smith wrote of the relationship between the colonists and the Native Americans.
In the movie Pocahontas John Smith is working with a man whose name is Governor Ratcliffe and he has an army of men whom called the Native Americans savages. The Governor is and his men traveled from England to what they call the New World in Virginia to start a new life. The Governor was selfish and greedy because he believed the Native Americans were hiding gold from them which was preventing him from forming his new
Meanwhile, Meeko whom is Pocahontas’s pet raccoon meets Percy, Ratcliffe's dog. Pocahontas introduces Smith to Grandmother Willow and avoids two other crewmen, but Pocahontas's friend Nakoma discovers her relationship with Smith and runs off to inform Kocoum. Later, Smith and Pocahontas go to meet with Grandmother Willow and there they ask her how they can plan to bring peace between the colonists and the tribe. Smith and Pocahontas share their first kiss, while Kocoum and Thomas witness from a distance behind the trees in the forest. In an angry jealous rage Kocoum attacks and tries to kill John Smith. Instead Kocoum is shot and killed by Thomas whom is a part of the Governor’s army as well as John Smith’s friend. This was in an attempt to save Smith from Kocoum. Pocahontas watches in horror as Kocoum falls to his death in the river, reaching for Pocahontas one last time but instead he pulls her mother's necklace causing to break right off her neck. Smith then demands Thomas leave before Pocahontas’s tribesman come and capture him. Instead they capture John Smith while Kocoum's friends take Kocoum's lifeless