POCAHONTAS: The Life and the Legend.
This is a book written by Frances Mossiker about the life of the famous.
Native American Princess who is best known for keeping peace among the new English .
colonists and the Powhatan Nation; she is also credited with saving the life of John Smith.
This book of 383 pages is well written and very thorough. It goes into great detail .
regarding Rolfe's love for Lady Rebecca (her baptized name). From the instant John .
Rolfe recognized his emotional involvement -- "from the very instant that this beganne to .
roote it self within the secrett bosome of my hart," love rather than lust, as he insisted -- .
his conscience, a Puritan conscience if one is to judge by his scriptural exegesis, caused .
him a veritable torment, day and night, waking and sleeping ("the many passions and .
sufferings wch I have daylie, howerly, yea in my sleepe endured")> In what he called "this .
my godly Conflict," he sought divine guidance in "dailye and earnest prayers," as he .
confessed by letter to Marshal Dale, a formal letter inscribed, "To you. . . (most noble Sir) .
the Patron and father of us in this Countrye," wherein he set forth his honorable intentions .
toward the marshal's Indian ward, and requested official authorization to take her as his .
bride. (Mossiker, 1976, p. 176).
John Rolfe was in awe and in love with this beautiful Indian Princess. He also .
was one of the most religious and dedicated men in the Henrico community. He had.
great regard and respect to God and he in no way wanted to bring disrespect to himself or .
to Pocohontas. (p. 178).
Other literature that was also researched supported the story of Mossiker except.
for the one written by a member of the Powhatan Nation. It was located on the internet.
under the title The Pocahontas Myth. This individual's version really did not match up.
with any other stories found during the research. The rescue of John Smith was refuted.
Pocahontas Pocahontas, who was she and what was her role in history? ... Pocahontas was of a powerful chief named Powhatan, who ruled more than 25 tribes. ... While being apprehended in Jamestown, Pocahontas met a distinguished Englishman named John Rolfe. ... In 1615 Pocahontas had her first child which she named Thomas. ... Not long before her return to Virginia, Pocahontas caught a case of the smallpox and died. ...
Research Paper: Pocahontas Pocahontas, an Indian Princess was able to establish a remarkable and significant relationship with the English settlers of Jamestown. ... Without Pocahontas" help, the Virginia Colony would not have survived. ... Finally, in March of 1617, Pocahontas boarded the George, but by now, Pocahontas was extremely ill. ... Pocahontas, too sick to go on, was carried ashore to a nearby inn. ... Shortly after, Pocahontas died. ...
The book I read was about Pocahontas by Grace Steele Woodward. This book covers many different subjects in Pocahontas's life. ... Pocahontas had two names given to her at birth. ... Pocahontas was mostly intrigue with Captain John Smith. ... Pocahontas. ...
The one Englishmen Pocahontas found most likeable was captain John Smith. ... Pocahontas became the first Native American in Virginia to convert to Christianity. ... The following year Pocahontas and John Rolfe had their first child, Thomas. ... John Rolfe and their son Thomas accompanied Pocahontas to England. ... After composing herself, Pocahontas talked about old times."6 After seven months in England John Rolfe and Pocahontas decided to go back to Virginia. ...
(Pocahontas) . ... The clashing of civilizations is prominent in the movie "Pocahontas" and can also be seen in the play The Tempest, written by William Shakespeare. ... This is also said in the movie in the beginning when the sailors say "for glory, god, and gold" (Pocahontas) . ... The names that are also used in the movie are factual like Pocahontas, John Smith, Kokoum, and Powhatan. ... Disney also has made Pocahontas a sex symbol and made her up to be something that she was not in reality. ...
The movie Pocahontas is exciting as well as educational. ... Powhatan actually was the leader of a tribe and Pocahontas was his daughter. ... He was indeed saved from execution by Pocahontas. ... Pocahontas did not actually look as tall and thin asin the movie. ... Also in the movie, John and Pocahontas seem to be the same age. ...
POCAHONTAS: Native American Stereotypes in a Disney Movie 1. ... When watching Disney's Pocahontas, one can immediately see that the producers have adapted the history of Pocahontas to the likes of the - American - audience. ... Research reveals that there are numerous works on the life of Pocahontas. ... By this time, Pocahontas was a celebrity in England and Smith, who was known to be a self-promoter, may well have added Pocahontas to his story to enhance his own prestige. ... Very little is known of the whereabouts of Pocahontas at this time. ...
The name "Pocahontas" was not her given name. ... When Pocahontas went to the fort she was told that he was dead. ... Argall had finally retuned to Jamestown with Pocahontas in 1613. ... Pocahontas was later baptized as Rebecca. ... That was Pocahontas's life. ...
That role was marrying Pocahontas, daughter of Pamunkeys Chief, Powhatan. Due to the marriage Rolfe tries to justify his marriage to Pocahontas, to Governor, Sir Thomas Dale. ... His marriage with Pocahontas did affect the colony. ... Rolfe's statements in the letter about Pocahontas are a little contradicting. ... In his letter he talks about Pocahontas with little respect and at the same time he is praising her. ...
