Pocahontas Research Paper
Manuel Amado
Professor Andrea Klimt
SOA 344-02 Cultures of Memory
Pocahontas
There are always many sides of the story. People always tend to recreate their own story. Disney has been part of many childhoods. As I remember every kid wanted to be a prince or princess like the character of a Disney movie they watched. Disney was part of my childhood, it made me laugh, brought joy, sadness and memories I can never forget. When a Disney movie was on TV, I could not take my eyes off it. I had a set schedule from 6 pm to 8 pm in the evening was when the cartoons would be playing on a local channel. And they would always play a Walt Disney cartoon. My favorite was Pluto short films, because I always wanted a dog but couldn’t have one. Disney brought kids dream into a screen, created a character that reflects who you are. As a kid I watched Disney movies as a heroic, good versus evil, happy ending way. Never sought it to be so controversial. Like the story, which portrays the life of a young Powhatan girl at arrival of Europeans, it seems to create take on its own version of story.
As a kid I watched the movie without having the knowledge of the true legend of Pocahontas. The movie Pocahontas seemed so …show more content…
First of all, the biggest inaccuracy is the ages of John and Pocahontas. In the movie Pocahontas and John are both young adults, while in real life, Pocahontas was a girl of 11 and John Smith was 28. Next, John Smith and Pocahontas don’t fall in love like they do in the movie. Even though Pocahontas does save him, they just simply because good friends. That makes more sense, saying how far apart their ages are. Lastly, in the film John Smith is captured one night when he ventures out to meet Pocahontas, while in the real story he is captured when on an expedition day in December when he got separated from his
Professor Andrea Klimt
SOA 344-02 Cultures of Memory
Pocahontas
There are always many sides of the story. People always tend to recreate their own story. Disney has been part of many childhoods. As I remember every kid wanted to be a prince or princess like the character of a Disney movie they watched. Disney was part of my childhood, it made me laugh, brought joy, sadness and memories I can never forget. When a Disney movie was on TV, I could not take my eyes off it. I had a set schedule from 6 pm to 8 pm in the evening was when the cartoons would be playing on a local channel. And they would always play a Walt Disney cartoon. My favorite was Pluto short films, because I always wanted a dog but couldn’t have one. Disney brought kids dream into a screen, created a character that reflects who you are. As a kid I watched Disney movies as a heroic, good versus evil, happy ending way. Never sought it to be so controversial. Like the story, which portrays the life of a young Powhatan girl at arrival of Europeans, it seems to create take on its own version of story.
As a kid I watched the movie without having the knowledge of the true legend of Pocahontas. The movie Pocahontas seemed so …show more content…
First of all, the biggest inaccuracy is the ages of John and Pocahontas. In the movie Pocahontas and John are both young adults, while in real life, Pocahontas was a girl of 11 and John Smith was 28. Next, John Smith and Pocahontas don’t fall in love like they do in the movie. Even though Pocahontas does save him, they just simply because good friends. That makes more sense, saying how far apart their ages are. Lastly, in the film John Smith is captured one night when he ventures out to meet Pocahontas, while in the real story he is captured when on an expedition day in December when he got separated from his