the Pocahontas story was inaccurate since no one really knows if John Smith was telling the truth or not. Furthermore when enlightening your children with false evidence they are most likely going to go throughout life with that false mentality. In the description of Pocahontas the only truth we know is ”In 1995‚ Disney released an artistically beautiful animated film showing the supposed events that unfolded between John Smith and Pocahontas.” Nowhere in the story does it say that Pocahontas was
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Even though the movie Pocahontas had correct information‚ it had errors that were different from reality. Some things were some what correct but not completely accurate. The movie also provides educational information for children. Pocahontas was mainly about an adventurous Indian girl‚ but it included information about english settlers. Pocahontas had a main character as Captain John Smith‚ but in Pocahontas 2‚ the english main character is John Rolfe. There were definitely some correct things
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In this day and age‚ many are led to believe that Pocahontas was a beautiful‚ mature woman who saved John Smith’s life and married him out of pure munificence and love. A good amount would be surprised if they were told otherwise. In the movie‚ Pocahontas was portrayed as a beautiful‚ mature woman at the time of her marriage with John Smith. However‚ she was married to John Rolfe at a very young age. Disney’s Pocahontas certainly did not help the cause of correctly informing the children and adults
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history of Pocahontas and how she became such an important aspect to the English and the Powhatan Indians. I would also like to grasp a better understanding on how the Algonquin princess is transformed into an English man’s wife and goes into English Custody. This paper has reviews of articles by Gary Dyer‚ Frederic W. Gleach‚ Michael Tratner‚ and Jay Hansford C. Vest. Cleveland State University‚ English department member‚ Gary Dyer‚ wrote the article‚ “The Transatlantic Pocahontas.” Dyer expresses
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Pocahontas The American tradition of telling exaggerated stories is one that has become simpler as television and movies integrated into American lives. With a television set in almost every household‚ a story can be told and passed down through generations and can in many ways uphold ideals throughout history. Now we can take a century old story and reimagine it through motion pictures. Although most of America’s early history is limited one of the most famous stories concerning the new world are
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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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The story of Pocahontas‚ recorded by John Smith himself‚ explains how Smith was captured while exploring the upper Chickahominy River. Smith had participated in a series of rituals that involved dancing‚ singing‚ and yelling. Smith had not been treated as a prisoner‚ as the king of Rasawek‚ Opechancanough‚ had feasted with him. After feasting with him‚ he was taken later and introduced to Powhatan. Here‚ another ceremony had been held. Smith had explained it as being a determination of his intent
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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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characters or events. Disney’s 1995 rendition of the story of Pocahontas is the first of the two historically grounded animations; historically based‚ however‚ does not necessarily mean accurate. In this instance‚ the film’s creators plucked a handful of factual events and the names of a handful of people associated with those events. The bulk of Pocahontas was designed with entertainment‚ rather than history‚ as the primary objective. Pocahontas‚ in the form of her Disney counterpart‚ is the daughter
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Pocahontas; Reel vs Real The Disney version of Pocahontas and the real story have many differences such as the romance‚ Pocahontas’ personality‚ and how the story ended. Disney has romanticized the tragic story of Pocahontas into not one‚ but two cartoons‚ with a target audience of children. And with deeply embedded messages into the plot of love and strength‚ many differences surface‚ showing off Disney’s ability to make a story of war‚ captives‚ and death a happy tale for children to enjoy. In
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