The Inevitable End Camilla Townsend constructs an image of the Native peoples and their extensive culture along with their deeply ingrained and essential values as resilient individuals. Townsend bypasses the superficial lore which has been continuously associated with Pocahontas. The dilemma which Powhatan faces is what the King should do about the English men. No matter what course he would take, it would not be without its dangers.
Was he to stand by idly while they disturbed the “balance of power” that dominated his region and existed amongst his people, and ignore the dangers present? Townsend acknowledges this dilemma and asserts that while the Indian people faced certain disadvantages in numbers and technologies they were not completely …show more content…
“...she embodies her people’s virtues, while she deprecates not just Smith but all the English” (Townsend 156). The personal way that Townsend had told the account of her life had added a factor which convinced her audience of a side that had not before been represented. However, after her ill-timed death at the inn, carnage ensued. The Indians has underestimated the power of the English, they had received only a small glimpse of their resources and advantages.
Regardless, Townsend sees the need to honor the existence of Pocahontas, because despite her limitations as an Indian woman she remained resilient and was forever concerned with what became of her home. She always sought ways for her people to benefit and was a sort of link between the two distinct worlds she was forced to be torn between.
In conclusion, this work successfully captured not only the political turmoil the Indian people faced, but also the emotional turmoil Pocahontas faced in her ordeals. Through a convincing and well told biography of Pocahontas, Townsend chooses to include information many who write about this particular part of history tend to ignore. Townsend, despite providing all the possible theories of this history, leaves up to the reader to decide the validity of some information
Was he to stand by idly while they disturbed the “balance of power” that dominated his region and existed amongst his people, and ignore the dangers present? Townsend acknowledges this dilemma and asserts that while the Indian people faced certain disadvantages in numbers and technologies they were not completely …show more content…
“...she embodies her people’s virtues, while she deprecates not just Smith but all the English” (Townsend 156). The personal way that Townsend had told the account of her life had added a factor which convinced her audience of a side that had not before been represented. However, after her ill-timed death at the inn, carnage ensued. The Indians has underestimated the power of the English, they had received only a small glimpse of their resources and advantages.
Regardless, Townsend sees the need to honor the existence of Pocahontas, because despite her limitations as an Indian woman she remained resilient and was forever concerned with what became of her home. She always sought ways for her people to benefit and was a sort of link between the two distinct worlds she was forced to be torn between.
In conclusion, this work successfully captured not only the political turmoil the Indian people faced, but also the emotional turmoil Pocahontas faced in her ordeals. Through a convincing and well told biography of Pocahontas, Townsend chooses to include information many who write about this particular part of history tend to ignore. Townsend, despite providing all the possible theories of this history, leaves up to the reader to decide the validity of some information