What Is Pocahontas Sacred

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 and settlers point of view. These points of view mainly focus on Pocahontas and John Smith. After learning what the two main characters find scared, I look at all the supporting characters in the film. My goal for this was to examine the choices
At its core, sacred is anything that is considered holy by a body of people. This can range from the people we have conversations with to the land we walk on. I will talk about many topics that support the sacred found in Pocahontas. I will also inform the reader about the many characters that helped influence Pocahontas both a positive and negative light. My hope is that by the end of this essay, the reader will understand what Pocahontas considered sacred and how she protected it.
The purpose of this essay is to inform the reader about the sacred I found while watching Pocahontas. This movie illustrated how a young Native American girl and a rugged British man met, despite living a great distance apart. John Smith traveled to the New World with other settlers to start a new life. Pocahontas lives in the New World and wants to find true love. However, she is informed by her father of a prearranged marriage to a warrior in her tribe. After meeting John Smith, Pocahontas falls is in love and must convince her farther to allow it. This is a challenge because some members of John’s crew want to steal gold from the Native Americans, and will stop at nothing to get
According to the textbook The Sacred Quest, “Sacred is a complex word because it is used for a wide range of phenomena: places, time, persons, events, and deities.” (Cunningham & Kelsay, 2013, p. 25). Knowing this and after watching the film, I found many sacred objects and people including, Grandmother Willow, the many animals that surrounded Pocahontas, and the land that her tribe lived on. Next, I will go over what made them sacred and how Pocahontas showed her adoration for them.
The first sacred person that I noticed was the relationship Pocahontas had with her grandmother. In the film, Pocahontas seeks guidance and advice from her grandmother that is in the form of an old willow tree. Not only does Pocahontas hold her grandmother’s opinion in high regard, but she also takes advice from her father. This helped me conclude that Pocahontas considers her elders as sacred. Much like how other religions will turn to their God for guidance, Pocahontas does the same with her