between Pocahontas and Smith‚ Price concludes that they were not romantically involved. What‚ then‚ do you think motivated Pocahontas to save Smith’s life and later warn him of an impending attack from her own people? Why was she offended when Smith offered her beads and other gifts for her warnings? 4. Who was John Rolfe? Describe the doubts and desires he had when he first met Pocahontas. What were your impressions of wedding ceremonies and traditions in colonial Virginia? Pocahontas admire
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The man once an English diplomat‚ England’s main tobacco producer‚ and husband of Matoaka (also known as Pocahontas)‚ was none other than John Rolfe. In the time where the New World has been recently discovered‚ in the year of 1609‚ his journey set sailed from England to Jamestown‚ Virginia on the Sea Venture as part of a new charter from the organization of the Virginia Company. The ship‚ however‚ wrecked onto the Caribbean on one of the Bermuda islands from a hurricane. While stranded between
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The Truth and Myths of Pocahontas Pocahontas is a character in a film with the same name that debuted in 1995 and won many accolades for observation of American Indian cultural heritage‚ and originality. In the film‚ Pocahontas plays the lead role‚ a high-spirited young woman that encounters English settlers and proceeds to act as the bridge between them and her own world. In the process of creating a story whether fictional or real‚ aspects of reality are normally inserted. This may be purely for
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Whatever we do to the web‚ we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect. ” This is a quote said by a Native American chief‚ shows the attitudes of the Native American people as a whole and Pocahontas’ Mattaponi tribe. Disney’s highly acclaimed movie‚ Pocahontas‚ is about a female Indians battle to be with an Englishman named John Smith; even against her tribes culture and traditions. Throughout this story‚ we find that there are huge gaps in the way that the Englishmen and
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History of the Americas Rafia Islam Pocahontas Movie Critique The movie "Pocahontas" was released in 1995 by Disney for the sake of entertainment for little kids and their families. However‚ like many other Disney movies‚ people from all different age groups turned to this movie for entertainment. Pocahontas is a majorly inaccurate film that in some cases may be racist or insulting to Native Americas. Obviously‚ Disney didn’t mean to offend anyone because that would be bad business
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Pocahontas: Legend vs. Reality The stories of Disney’s Pocahontas and the real Pocahontas are not the same. The movie is mainly accurate: It captures the spirit of Pocahontas‚ her people and the early days of Jamestown. Both Pocahontas and John Smith were young when they met‚ although in real life‚ Pocahontas was 11 and John Smith was 28. When John Smith first came to the New World‚ in the Disney movie he started scouting around right away‚ and was captured when he ventured out alone at
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Pocahontas The 1995 movie Pocahontas has sparked a lot of controversy over the years among audiences and fans. There have been questions of how the events were developed and if the producers‚ knew what they were marketing. Thomas Schumacher‚ the vice-president of Disney Studios‚ states‚” It (Pocahontas) is a story that is fundamentally about racism and intolerance… It’s also about having respect for each other’s cultures.” This statement is contrasted by Pete Schneider‚ president of Disney studios
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The story of Pocahontas and John Smith is a story that has been told time and time again. Disney even made a movie about their story‚ teaching the importance of taking care of the earth. The real story is a firsthand account from John Smith. He says that in 1607‚ he was captured by an Indian tribe‚ at some point he meets Pocahontas and she feels sympathy for him and begs her father not to execute him‚ thus saving his life. There has always been questions bought up about this though‚ many question
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seems to be a lot of disconnect between the Disney version of the Pocahontas/Smith relationship vs. what we know about the “real” Pocahontas because of numerous protests that procured when the Disney movie came out. The Disney version of the story puts the relationship in good light and doesn’t seem to depict some of the brutality that was going on between the two groups. I have reason to believe that the relationship between Pocahontas and Captain Smith was not any where near as “romantic” as what
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The issue in Disney’s Pocahontas Movie is that there are arguments of whether the movie is responsible‚ accurate‚ and respectful or not. In my opinion I have different point of views in this argument. I think the movie made the storyline different for the entertainment of younger viewers. I also believe that the movie isn’t accurate or respectful‚ but I do believe it is fair. I also think that the movie exaggerated too much and there was several information that wasn’t true. There is as well some
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