Disney Vs Real Pocahontas Essay

The first source at first glance shows the real Pocahontas vs. Disney’s interpretation of the individual. Disney’s version of Pocahontas is showing her as a very empowering indigenous person. This appearance would be then spread across the globe because of globalization. Source one also shows Disney's Pocahontas very glamified and perfect. She is seen visually as a strong individual vs. just being a strong individual. The true Pocahontas is distinguished as regular being. The real Pocahontas would be less empowering by first glance but would be just as entrusting as a person. I believe the source is trying to point at the universalization of pop culture. Disney would not want to portray a person of power and influence, as a person that doesn't look the part. As the film travelled around the globe it would create an image for indigenous people that some people may have never seen before. Because the film Pocahontas is digital, people on the lower end of the digital divide wouldn't see this interpreted image of indigenous people, and these people's views would not be affected.

Source two visually starts with the logo of the APTN. The written part of the
Each of the sources also talks about the spread of culture through different ways of globalization. Without the spread of some cultures through globalization, many cultures would be dead or be very limited today. To relate all of the sources again, they all relate themselves to marginalization. All of the sources in a way go over or connect to how indigenous people are being pushed out of society in ways not everyone may realize. For example, the APTN is a way for indigenous people to break free from the edges of society by sharing and promoting their culture. Overall each of the sources is a way of expressing how indigenous people feel and how they are