Pocahontas was a Native American princess‚ and a peacemaker. She was famous for her connection with the colonial settlement at Jamestown‚ Virginia. Also for saving a life of English captain John Smith. Pocahontas was born on 1595 in what is now eastern Virginia. Pocahontas was a daughter of Powhatan‚ an important chief of the Algonquian Indians (the Powhatans) who lived in the Virginia region. Her real name was "Matoaka." "Pocahontas" was a nickname meaning "playful" or "naughty one
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Pocahontas is a 1995 American animated romantic drama film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation. The film is inspired by the known history and folklore surrounding the Native American woman Pocahontas. It depicts a dramatic recount of her encounter with the Englishman John Smith and the Jamestown settlers who arrived from the Virginia Company. The film was a commercial success but found some opposed the film’s historical relevance and story. The overall message of Pocahontas is that the European
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Pocahontas: A detailed interpretation and analysis of the historical accuracies and inaccuracies in Disney’s Pocahontas In Camilla Townsend’s book‚ Pocahontas and the Powhatan Dilemma‚ Townsend points out that there are many historical inaccuracies and myths that are associated with the story of Pocahontas. Using historical evidence to support the story of Pocahontas‚ Townsend attempted to create an accurate timeline bringing the past to the present. At the same time‚ the Disney film Pocahontas
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The story of Pocahontas is about a young Native American women who had a very big impact in history. Pocahontas was not the average Native American girl you’d hear about in history‚ she was different. Pocahontas who was the daughter of the native chief Powhatan was one of the first Native Americans known in history that had a connection with a European who is known as John Rolfe. The Europeans who had come to the New World and in this case Jamestown‚ Virginia where Pocahontas was because they wanted
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(Cameron‚ 2009). When comparing James Cameron’s Avatar with Walt Disney’s Pocahontas‚ you may find several similarities in the movies; but don’t be fooled‚ because it is the differences of these two movies that sets them so widely apart‚ rather than the similarities that supposedly bring them together. Many people seem to have the opinion that Avatar is just a futuristic‚ visually stunning version of Walt Disney’s Pocahontas but in reality‚ they are nothing alike as they have two entirely different
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Pocahontas is often celebrated of how unique she was compared to her predecessors especially for the fact that she was based off of a real person. Finally‚ there was a female lead who strayed from the norm. The story of Pocahontas displays how Pocahontas stood up for herself and her beliefs. The story was also the first that did not end in marriage. Pocahontas dismisses the conventionally glorified love interest which was unusual for a Disney princess to do. Rather than escape an evil figure or Perdue
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Disney’s Pocahontas has a storyline‚ which disregards many elements from the actual history. Disney is also known to apply its own values‚ morals and themes to existing materials. This tendency can be further analyzed when we look deep into what exactly has been “Disneyficated” in the story of Pocahontas. Pochahontas’ Americanized image‚ “sanitizing” of Pochahontas’ age-controversial relationship with John Smith and the exceptional display of non-submissive female traits. Native Americans have
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The Disney movie Pocahontas is loved by all and is one of the top grossing Disney movies of all time. However‚ Disney didn’t accurately tell the story. Obviously there were no talking trees or super intelligent animals‚ but does everyone know Pocahontas was only twelve and never had a romance with John Smith? These are common misconceptions people have because the movie is historically incorrect. After reading John Smith’s personal account of what actually happened in “The General History of Virginia”
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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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After watching the Disney film called Pocahontas‚ I learned about the struggle her people went through. During this time I learned what her people considered sacred‚ what the true intentions of the characters were‚ and finally how I could relate myself to this story. My first topic that will be reviewed is what sacred is. During this reading‚ I will take an in-depth look at what sacred is and how it can be used or seen. Next‚ I will point out what is sacred in this film from both the Native American
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