Ignorance is bliss. A common American phrase indicating it is better to not know certain information for own personal sakes. A general application of this philosophy in American Society is found in Native American history. Most of what Americans think they know about Native Americans is inaccurate. A particular event that is frequently misconstrued is the story of Pocahontas. This events have been wrongfully whitewashed over many years for a variety of reasons that ultimately stem from one reason.
Pocahontas is one of the most celebrated Native Americans whom is loved by children and Disney fans everywhere; however, this Pocahontas is only a person of fiction. Yes, She’s a person who actually existed, but accuracy has never been imperative …show more content…
This happens in both Pocahontas’ movie the first and the second. In the first movie, the time span seems to be a couple days when in reality it was at least a year. (Righter). The second time it shows Pocahontas being captured for what seems to be a night when in reality it was a year excluding the arranged peace treaty marriage. (Righter). Cramming these events into a small time frame causes the animators to leave out loads of information which explains why there’s heaps of information and leaves out the growing tension between the Indians and Europeans. In the movie it seems that they are ready to attack each other for a few days then after Pocahontas save John’s life everything is perfectly dandy. Shortening the time slot of the events occurred allows the viewer to believe that it was not an ongoing problem when it was. This type of situation in the 1600s was common, it continues until for hundreds of years, and hardly ended in peace. () This shortened situation doesn’t allow the viewer to see the actual struggle that went on for years especially in the second movie where Pocahontas is “captured”. Historically, the way she was captured in the movie is completely inaccurate, but more importantly it was only overnight. This doesn 't portray the what she had to go through as all, and leads to information being left out which causes misinformation. Disney changes the time slot …show more content…
According to history, Pocahontas was captured by John Rolfe 's captain for over a year in Jamestown, converted to Christianity, and married Ralfe as a peace treaty. In the second series of Disney’s Pocahontas, she leaves willingly leaves to London to speak with the King and is captured there. This is very different in the context and harshness in reality. It misguides children to believe that Pocahontas wasn’t the victim, but stepped into a situation that lead her to be incarcerated. The place she was captured makes all the difference in the severity of the crime, and this is taught to children in America at a young age. For example, when a child loses their ball in somebody else’s lawn and tries to retrieve it, it is not a surprise if they get in trouble. If a child is playing ball on their lawn, and their neighbor comes and disciplines the child for it then it’s absolutely unacceptable. Humans in general are very territorial creatures, the colonizing of America is just one of many illustrations of that. That is why the change Disney made is so important because it changes the perspective of the viewer, and how they perceive the abduction of Pocahontas. Disney changed the place where she was captured presumably to minimize the gravity of the situation, they do this because they don’t want to make Europeans look like the
Pocahontas is one of the most celebrated Native Americans whom is loved by children and Disney fans everywhere; however, this Pocahontas is only a person of fiction. Yes, She’s a person who actually existed, but accuracy has never been imperative …show more content…
This happens in both Pocahontas’ movie the first and the second. In the first movie, the time span seems to be a couple days when in reality it was at least a year. (Righter). The second time it shows Pocahontas being captured for what seems to be a night when in reality it was a year excluding the arranged peace treaty marriage. (Righter). Cramming these events into a small time frame causes the animators to leave out loads of information which explains why there’s heaps of information and leaves out the growing tension between the Indians and Europeans. In the movie it seems that they are ready to attack each other for a few days then after Pocahontas save John’s life everything is perfectly dandy. Shortening the time slot of the events occurred allows the viewer to believe that it was not an ongoing problem when it was. This type of situation in the 1600s was common, it continues until for hundreds of years, and hardly ended in peace. () This shortened situation doesn’t allow the viewer to see the actual struggle that went on for years especially in the second movie where Pocahontas is “captured”. Historically, the way she was captured in the movie is completely inaccurate, but more importantly it was only overnight. This doesn 't portray the what she had to go through as all, and leads to information being left out which causes misinformation. Disney changes the time slot …show more content…
According to history, Pocahontas was captured by John Rolfe 's captain for over a year in Jamestown, converted to Christianity, and married Ralfe as a peace treaty. In the second series of Disney’s Pocahontas, she leaves willingly leaves to London to speak with the King and is captured there. This is very different in the context and harshness in reality. It misguides children to believe that Pocahontas wasn’t the victim, but stepped into a situation that lead her to be incarcerated. The place she was captured makes all the difference in the severity of the crime, and this is taught to children in America at a young age. For example, when a child loses their ball in somebody else’s lawn and tries to retrieve it, it is not a surprise if they get in trouble. If a child is playing ball on their lawn, and their neighbor comes and disciplines the child for it then it’s absolutely unacceptable. Humans in general are very territorial creatures, the colonizing of America is just one of many illustrations of that. That is why the change Disney made is so important because it changes the perspective of the viewer, and how they perceive the abduction of Pocahontas. Disney changed the place where she was captured presumably to minimize the gravity of the situation, they do this because they don’t want to make Europeans look like the