(Blog Post#5 Film Part 4)
John Smith left Jamestown and Pocahontas was told a lie, that he drowned while on his latest expedition. With Smith out of the picture, Pocahontas becomes morose and unhappy. How does she express her unhappiness? What kind of a future does she have among the English? Does it seem she will ever find herself again? Is it possible to be acculturated into another culture and become completely a part of it, right down to the core of your being?
Is John Smith a hero for refusing to turn Pocahontas into a hostage? Or is he a jerk for lying to her and leaving Jamestown for further expeditions? How difficult do you think it was for Pocahontas to become acculturated into the ways of the Europeans? How do you think it felt to her to reject everything she had been raised with and accept a strange, new culture? Do you think she could ever have been really happy in such circumstances?
Pocahontas is acculturated into the life of a European at Jamestown, taught European customs, dress and given a new name, Rebecca. When the ships returned from England, new settlers, including John Rolfe are on board. Her entry into the Old World will be one of discovery for her, cultural conflict within herself and ultimately, a short relatively unhappy life. As the point of connection between the Old and the New Worlds, do you think it was her fate to end up this way? Do you think she ever realized how important she was in helping to bring the two worlds together to create a new global, interconnected world?
Captain Christopher Newport spoke to the surviving colonists about starting over in America, creating a new world. He said God gave the English a great inheritance, a promised land to start over again. The English intend to stay and build on what they started in Jamestown. How might it be said that through the experience at Jamestown they were inventing America? Do you think the supports the thesis of the Time Magazine articles on Jamestown we have been reading?
Is John Smith a hero for refusing to turn Pocahontas into a hostage? Or is he a jerk for lying to her and leaving Jamestown for further expeditions? How difficult do you think it was for Pocahontas to become acculturated into the ways of the Europeans? How do you think it felt to her to reject everything she had been raised with and accept a strange, new culture? Do you think she could ever have been really happy in such circumstances?
Pocahontas is acculturated into the life of a European at Jamestown, taught European customs, dress and given a new name, Rebecca. When the ships returned from England, new settlers, including John Rolfe are on board. Her entry into the Old World will be one of discovery for her, cultural conflict within herself and ultimately, a short relatively unhappy life. As the point of connection between the Old and the New Worlds, do you think it was her fate to end up this way? Do you think she ever realized how important she was in helping to bring the two worlds together to create a new global, interconnected world?
Captain Christopher Newport spoke to the surviving colonists about starting over in America, creating a new world. He said God gave the English a great inheritance, a promised land to start over again. The English intend to stay and build on what they started in Jamestown. How might it be said that through the experience at Jamestown they were inventing America? Do you think the supports the thesis of the Time Magazine articles on Jamestown we have been reading?
In short order, the English forcibly remove the Indians from their land in order to take it from them, burning villages and confiscating food, driving the Indians deep into the woods, a pattern the Europeans would repeat over and over again in the New World. Is this kind of brutal cultural conquest inevitable when colonization is the goal? Is there ever an upside to be colonized? What do you think?
Pocahontas is baptized, becoming a Christian. She also receives a new Christian name, Rebecca. This marks the start of her acculturation into the English world. At this point she enters the cultural world of the English and embarks on the journey of acculturation into a proper Englishwoman.
John Rolfe begins a courtship with her. Newly acculturated to European ways, Pocahontas follows the ritual and develops a relationship with Rolfe, helping him to cultivate tobacco, which will be the cash crop for Jamestown. In order to marry, Rolfe has to explain why he wants to marry Pocahontas. How does this show the culturally superior attitudes of the English? What kind of man is John Rolfe? Does he have any of the qualities Smith had? How important is John Rolfe to both Pocahontas and the Jamestown colony?
Pocahontas has a kindly, gentle nature and a free spirit, which is what got her involved with John Smith in the first place. Do you think this is what attracted John Rolfe to her? Is this what endears her to the English and someone special and worthy of reverence?
John Rolfe proposes and Pocahontas accepts, although not without reservation. The question of where they will live, the conflict within her about her identity and the loneliness of being at a cultural crossroads haunt her.
85 comments:
Madison Stinsman
Pd 4
Pocahontas expresses her unhappiness by crying and being away from the English people. It doesn't seem that she will ever find herself again. She just seems so unhappy with live and like she cant do anything. It isn't possible. Even though it may have seemed like you've changed, there's always the you that was there from the beginning. John Smith was a hero for refusing to turn her into a hostage. She is so miserable how she is now and he didn't want that to happen to her. He was being a good person. He isn't a jerk. I think it would take a while for Pocahontas to be acculturated with the Europeans. Shes lived her whole life with her family and the ways of her culture. Its like starting your life over again but at an older age. It was probably scary and upsetting for her. She probably missing her family, shes homesick, she never really got a chance for a goodbye and its not like she cant just walk down the street and visit them. She cant ever really be happy with the life she has now. No one asked her for her opinion and by the looks of it, her opinion would rather be going home. I do think it was her fate to be brought to Jamestown. She doesn't realize how important she is to helping the old and new world. Jamestown was inventing America because that's where everything in this country started. Things they used to live in Jamestown, are things we use in our lives today. I do support the thesis of the Times Magazine articles. If it is to keep the human race thriving in a healthier community than they already have then yes it is necessary to have this kind of culture. There is an upside to being colonized if the outcome is a new country. It shows that in Europe if someone isn't converted to Christianity then they don't belong in their society. John Rolfe is the kind of guy that doesnt give up. Hes kinda like John Smith in some ways. To Pocahontas he isnt really that important but to the Jamestown colony he is very important. He helped saved the colonists lives. I think John Smith is attracted to her because of how gentle nature and kind she is. This is also why she is accepted and treated kindly in the Jamestown colony. I don't think Pocahontas will be very nice to John Smith if they ever met again. She will probably think that he just left her to be a prisoner in his colony.
Pocahantas act very emotional and mourns all day long. She also acted really weird and starts to wonder around and cry. Pocahantas will change as she lives amoung the English and she might not find herself again with all the people around her trying to change her. But I think she will still have her native culture still in her. I don't think its possible to loose entire sight of your native culture. I don't think the John Smith was a hero but move in love with her and didn't want her to be held against her will. John did do wrong when he left the colony and lying to Pocahantas or future expectations when they both needed him the most. It was very difficult for Pocahantas to get used to all the Engalish culture and looks that they brought upon her. It was also very hard for her to loose her culture and everything she learned about throygh out her life and she might not be happy with her new life. It isn't her destiney to end up like this because the English took her as hostage and forced her to live there with them so the Indians won't attack them. Through the struggles of Jamestown and the hard work they did, they where on the verse of making America because they where creating a strong colony. It has been supporting the readings we have don on Jamestown. The brutal things they did to the Indians were a little too much, but they had to do it in order to establish their colony. When James Rolf wanted to marry Pocahantas, he showed how the culture was superior by marrying a royal from another culture. Rolf was a tobacco farmer who found out that it was a cash crop. He was also a Gentlemen. He doesn't have the same Qualities and Smith but he is important to Pocahantas as a loved one and Jamestown as a money maker. I believe that Pocahantas' free spirit and kindness attracked Rolf and the colony. When Pocahantas finally meets up with John, I think she will be happy to see that he is alive but also angry and confused on why people told her he was dead.
Pocahontas expresses her unhappiness by not talking to anyone and walking around Jamestown with her head down. Her future with the English is up in the air, she needs help and someone to save her right now. It seems that she will never find herself again, because Smith was her only happiness and now he is gone and she also doesn't have a family anymore. It would be tough, but it is possible to acculturate to another culture. John Smith is a hero, because he basically saves her life from being a slave. He is not a jerk, because he was just trying to help her out. It was very difficult for Pocahontas to acculturate, because she had no idea on how to live like them and she had to change her whole wardrobe. It must have felt very weird to live a completely new life in a different place. She could find happiness eventually, but she will have to get used to her new climate. I think it was fate to end up where she is now. She lived with the Old World for her whole life and now she will live in the New World. She probably realized how important she was to both worlds, because she helped the two worlds trade and communicate better. It can be said that Jamestown is inventing America, because Jamestown shows how much pride they had, and America still has the pride today. Yes, the thesis for Time Magazine just proves everything we have been reading. When colonization is the goal for a group, they will go to the highest level possible to be successful, so if that means driving the Indians deeper into the woods, they will do it. The upside of colonization is to make a whole new world and gaining power to another country. This shows the superior attitudes of the English, because it shows that they are willing to get the job done, and they won't stop until they get what they want. John Rolfe is a smart and rich guy. He has the charm that Smith had. John Rolfe is extremely important to Jamestown, because he is the only one who knows how to grow the tobacco so well. This is what Rolfe likes about her. He likes her attitude the most. Their marriage shows how important Pocahontas is to the colony.
Sapna Patel
Period 4
Pocahontas was really depressed through out the day. She was unhappy and just wasn't feeling the English. I pretty sure she will find her self again because when you lose your self you always find a way around to find your self again. Yes, it is possible to go into another culture completely but i don't think she will because throughout the day she's always doing her native stuff. Getting rid of something you were born with is hard specially trying to get rid of your native culture. No i don't think John Smith was a hero because he didn't make her life any better. He made it worse. Because of John Smith her father disowned her. It took her awhile to get Americanized. Im positive that she did not want to end up like this but thee English forced her to stay with her so they would stop getting attacked. They were inventing America because they were discovering new things as they went along. They were creating new things and bringing it to the New World. Rolf was the man who discovered tobacco. He was important to the colony because he was helping them survive. When he decided he wanted to marry her he shows how important and how special it would be. Rolf was different from JonSmith because he actually made a difference in the colony. I think she's going to be angry when she meets up with John again because he left her but than she'll also be happy.
Vincent Phung
Period 8
Pocahontas expresses her unhappiness by mourning around, walking around the colony, and ignoring the rest of the settlers and not making contact with them. Pocahontas I believe has a bright future among the English. It doesn’t seem like she will ever become herself again, but we know that she will eventually. I believe that it isn’t possible to be completely acculturated into another culture right down to the core because even though you believe and follow this new culture, you will always have some of your previous culture inside of you. I believe that John Smith is not a hero for refusing to turn Pocahontas in into a hostage because a hero is a person who saves the people, but instead he let his feelings get in the way and chooses Pocahontas’s survival over the entire colony’s. John Smith is a jerk for lying to her and leaving Jamestown for further expeditions. I believe that it was very hard for Pocahontas to become acculturated into the ways of the Europeans, because her whole life she followed the ways of the Powhatan and now she was forced to act like an English person. It was very hard for her to reject everything she had been raised by and accept a strange new culture. I think that she will eventually become very happy like she was before in the future. It was her fate to end up being the connection between the Old and New world. I think that she did realize how important she was to bring the two worlds together to create new global, interconnected world. Pocahontas did a lot for the people and helped create history. Through the experience of Jamestown, it could be said that they were inventing America because Jamestown was the first successful English colony and the English basically conquered America. I believe that this does support the thesis of the Time Magazine articles on Jamestown. This kind of brutal cultural conquest is inevitable when colonization is a goal because nobody will give up land, and if they do people will get greedy and want more and will use any means possible to achieve their goals. John Rolfe shows the culturally superior attitudes of the English because the English kept on sending more men and kept on pushing on to establish a successful colony in America and eventually accomplished this. John Rolfe is a very nice and intelligent man. He has some of the qualities Smith had such as thinking fast and being intelligent. John Rolfe is important to Pocahontas because he was her love interest and helped her be more accustomed to the English culture and become happy again. John Rolfe cultivates tobacco and helps the Jamestown colony boom and become rich. I believe that Pocahontas’ kind and gentle nature attracted John Rolfe to her. This is what endears the English to her and someone special and worthy of reverence. I believe that Pocahontas will be mad at John Smith because he lied to her and thought he was dead.
Emily Gillespie
Pd. 8
When John Smith leaves and she is told that he has drowned, Pocahontas becomes unhappy and depressed. She was upset and acted out in random ways and walked around the colony touching people and sand and dirt. With the English, she has a future of working and being someone that she is not. I think that she eventually will find herself, especially if she finds John Smith again. I don't think it is possible to acculturate into another culture and be a part of it right down to the core. Part of you will always remember the time when you were a part of a different culture and that will never go away. In a way I think John Smith is both hero and a jerk because Pocahontas would have suffered if she was a hostage. However, I don't think he should have left for an expedition without telling her first. I think that he thought he was protecting her in a way when really he just hurt her. I think it was hard for Pocahontas to become acculturated with life as a European but she also had an advantage since John Smith taught her how to speak English. I think she felt confused and upset because everyone she loved and lived with were gone. I don't think she will ever really be happy especially since John Smith left her. I do think it was her fate to end up as the point connection between the old and new world because she showed people new ways of doing things and saved the lives of the colonist before when she bought them food. However, I don't think she will ever realize how important she was to bringing the two worlds together because she was just doing what she thought was the right thing to do and didn't understand the impact it could have of people or the world. During the experience of Jamestown, America was definitely being invented because people were being brought over and goods were being discovered. I think this supports the thesis of the Time Magazine articles on Jamestown we have been reading. I think that brutal conquest is inevitable when colonization is the goal because it is very competitive and people will stop at nothing to get what they want. The upside to being colonized is that groups are stronger. When John Rolfe asks to marry Pocahontas, cultural superior attitudes of the English are shown because he had to ask permission from people in order to marry her. Some similar qualities that John Rolfe and John Smith have are they are both very caring when it comes to Pocahontas and would do anything to protect her. John Rolfe is important to Jamestown because he harvests tobacco and becomes rich which also benefits Pocahontas because she gets to help harvest the crop as well. I do believe that John Rolfe was attracted to Pocahontas because of her gentle nature and free spirit. The English must like this quality because most people seem fond of her. If John Smith and Pocahontas do meet again, I think they will fall back inlove again.
Pocahontas expressed her unhappiness about John Smith by ignoring other and walking around the colony sadly. I believe that Pocahontas future is very bright with the England, I think that she will be able to take to their customs very well. I don't think that Pocahontas will ever be her true self again. I don't think that it is possible to completely change your self and your mindsets to another culture. I think that he is a jerk leaving and hurting her Indian heart. I do not think that she would have ever been happy. I think this is not her fait. I think she and John Smith should of lived their mixed culture relationship. I think she did not realize how important she was in helping bring the two worlds. Once she was gone so much more happened between the two worlds. It could be said that through the experiences in Jamestown that they were creating America because of the strong pride and will they had to survive in such conditions. I think that if there is another group occupying the land then yes. Without that they one group would never be in complete dominance and there would be many conflicts between the two group trying to live off the same land. There could be an upside to being colonized for example if your tribe our colony needs to be controlled to survive another tribe or colony can provide food, shelter, protection, and leadership. But majority of the time I see being colonized as a bad side because no one like to be controlled or told what to do. The English show their cultural superiority by sending more men and also not quitting on the job until they got what they wanted. He is a smart and wealthy man, they both have that swagger to them that makes them that can really make a difference in life and death situations. The two of them together are very important to the Jamestown colony. The reason for this is because they are the best tobacco growers in the colony, this is what he likes about Pocahontas. John Smith and John Rolfe did not like Pocahontas for the same reasons. John Smith was attacked by Pocahontas's caring and free spirit. John Rolfe liked her knowledge of how to grow.
Maddie Shelburne
Period 2
Pocahontas doesn't deal with John Smith's death very well. She walked around the colony in a trance and mourned the loss. She slept in the dirt on the outskirts of the colony and it took her a long time to get over it; but she never fully did. I think she has a pretty good life ahead of her with the English because with them, she has food, shelter, and others to help acculturate her. But I don't think she will ever be herself again after all she's been through. But I really don't think it's possible to completely change who you are and become part of another culture. There will always be remnants of your past culture in you. I know it was hard for Pocahontas to change herself, her beliefs, and her way of life to be like a European. But I don't think she can ever be happy as a European. John Smith did the right thing in my opinion, by leaving Pocahontas because he kind of helped her move on. Also, I don't think Pocahontas realized her historical importance when she saved John Smith or gave food to the colonists. She most likely thought it was just the right thing to do. Through the Jamestown experience, those colonists were creating America because they were figuring out what worked and what didn't. I think this does support the Time Magazine's thesis. I don't think every colonization conquest includes this method. There is always an upside to colonization; new worlds, new people, and a chance at a new life. John Rolfe is genuinely caring, like John Smith. And he really does want the best for Pocahontas. John Rolfe really isn't that important to Pocahontas because she loves John Smith. I think, because she is so gentle and free-spirited, John Rolfe liked her. Also, she is so different from any of the other women. I know it will be very hard for Pocahontas to meet John Smith again because she is already married to John Rolfe.
Kiley Gelston
Period 8
Pocahontas dresses as a Native American again. She also cries a lot and mourns a lot. She has a shaky future with the English. I don’t think she will ever find herself again. No, it is not possible to be acculturated into another culture and become completely part of it. John Smith is a jerk for lying to her and leaving Jamestown for further expeditions. Pocahontas went through many difficulties becoming acculturated into the ways of the Europeans. She must have felt out of place and upset to reject everything she had been raised with. I don’t think she could ever be really happy in such circumstances. Yes, it was meant to be. No, she never really realized how important she was in helping to bring the two worlds together. They were the first people to settle and stay in America, therefore everything new they did helped invent America. Yes, the supports the thesis of the Time Magazine articles on Jamestown we have been reading. Yes, this is kind of brutal cultural conquest inevitable when colonization is the goal. No, there isn't really an upside to be colonized. John Rolfe is kind, but kind of annoying. He did not possess any qualities Smith had. John Rolfe discovered the cash crop of tobacco, therefore he is important to the Jamestown colony and he is important to Pocahontas because he takes her to England and helps her become acculturated to England. Yes, this is what attracted John Rolfe to her. Yes, this is what endears her to the English and someone special and worthy of reverence. John Rolfe will now have to try to find a way to reconcile her feelings for John Smith. She will be overjoyed to see him when they eventually meet again. She might also be a little angered at him for leaving her in the first place.
Brian Lau
Period 8
Pocahontas expresses her unhappiness by crying and moping around. I think her future with the English is bright. I think this because she can exchange her knowledge with the English, so they will treat her very well. I think she will somewhat discover herself again because she found John Rolfe. But, it's hard to forget that your father kicked you out and you're not his daughter anymore. It is possible to acculturate into another culture right down to the core of your being because if you're with that culture for the rest of your life it'll be hard to remember your last culture without practicing it. I think John Smith is a hero for refusing to turn Pocahontas into a hostage because it helped both of them in the long run. I think it wasn't that difficult for Pocahontas because she caught on with speaking English very quickly and the English life was much better than the Native lifestyle. She probably felt uncomfortable at first but then just accepted the new culture after awhile. I think she could be happy because she's gonna marry John Rolfe. I think it was Pocahontas fate to end up this way because it was her that helped the English get into power in her land, so she should live a relatively unhappy life. I think she never realized how important she was because she was busy living her own life and doing/worrying about her everyday things. They were inventing America because Jamestown was the first permanent colony so obviously it would be the baseline and basis of other colonies in America, and multiple colonies would end up making America up. I think this does support the thesis of Time Magazine. Brutal cultural conquest is inevitable when colonization is the goal because one group has to win over the other. There really isn't an upside to being colonized because you were defeated and now all your beliefs and customs will have to change. This shows the culturally superior attitudes of the English because it shows that they are ordered and very well mannered unlike the Natives, who were very wild and unorganized. John Rolfe is a very important man in history and a good one. He does have qualities Smith had which was being a good leader. John Rolfe is important to both because he discovered tobacco as a cash crop and important to Pocahontas because he helped her to appreciate life again. I think that is what attracted her to John Rolfe. I think this is what endears her to the English and someone special and worthy of reverence. I think Pocahontas will be very bitter sweet if she sees John Smith again because she loved him and thought he died. Seeing him again and being married to John Rolfe would be an interesting situation.
Sean McAteer
Pd. 2
She stays alone and cries often. She teaches them farming skills and marries John Rolfe. It seems she starts to rediscover herself with John Rolfe. I believe it is impossible to be completely turned by a culture down to the very core because your past always rings in you. He is not a hero since she is taken anyway and he is demoted in the colony hierarchy. He could have given her a better life if he agreed to take her in. It was wrong to lie to her. Since she loved John Smith (in the movie), it was easier to acculturate herself, and that she is very smart. It must have made her feel very bad and gave her a bad conscious since she was taking a new culture and defying her old one. If she doesn't try to incorporate her old culture totally into her life, I think she will be happy. I think from the beginning she was meant to be the nexus between the two worlds. She probably never realized how important she really was. Through what they believed in this New World and what they believed it provided, a new beginning, and how they carried it all out invented America. This does support Time's thesis, though I believe Jamestown had a smaller role in the invention of America than what is said in the thesis. Normally, if you want to inhabit a place, rule it, and have it to be basically the same as the world you're coming from, then you must destroy all previous inhabitants. Although, sometimes, if the previous people do not resist the new people coming, they could potentially live in harmony. Colonization brings cultural diffusion and big gains in population and overall intelligence about the surrounding world. In this case, it was the Columbian Exchange and the discovery/invention of a whole new world. The English feel you need good reasons for marriage and show real value and seriousness in the act of Holy Matrimony. John Rolfe is a very kind man, looking past the fact that she is a Native and a bit different than the rest in the colony. He has most of Smith's qualities, except that Smith lied to Pocahontas and didn't want a long-lasting relationship. Rolfe could also lie since he might feel like he is the superior English male in the relationship. John Rolfe and Pocahontas are important, but Pocahontas is more important in the colony. I believe this is what attracted Rolfe to her. This is why the English like her, it is an escape from the normal English girls. This is kind of how she feels toward the English. She will be thankful he is alive but ignore him and be extremely angered by him.
Dylan Adriano
Period 8
How Pocahontas shows her unhappiness is that she cries, grieves and renounces her name. It seems that she will never find herself again. I don’t believe that it is possible to become completely acculturated right down to your core being, because some or most of the customs will go against all the things you were taught to believe from birth. Although it was good of John Smith to refuse to take Pocahontas hostage, it was overshadowed by how he lied to her and left. I think it was incredibly hard for Pocahontas to become acculturated in the ways of the Europeans because of how different European culture is from Native American culture. As the point of connection between the Old and New words, she was destined to be unhappy, like La Malinche before her when she sided with the Spanish, she was destined for an unhappy life being the bridge between these worlds. I also don’t think she realized how important she was in helping to bring the two worlds together. How Jamestown was inventing America is how they created a Representative Democracy, lived in relative equality, and they all shared hardships. This supports the thesis of the time magazine articles because Jamestown had many of the same values that the US has today. This kind of conquest is inevitable when colonization is the Goal, and there isn’t really an upside to being colonized other than you lean the culture of the colonists. This shows the cultural superior attitudes of the Europeans because he had to explain why he wanted to marry an “inferior savage”. John Rolfe was just a proper English farmer, but he did have the adventurous qualities John Smith had along with some daring. John Rolfe was incredibly important to Jamestown because he saved it with the cultivation of tobacco. He is important to Pocahontas because I think he is what kept her in the colony and he married her. I think Pocahontas Nature is what Rolfe was attracted to, and what endears her to the English. I think Pocahontas will try to court Smith again if they meet again.
Rosie Rojs Period 2
Pocahontas expresses her unhappiness by sulking around the colony and crying. Although she may be unhappy, she has a simple, stable life among the English. Pocahontas may never find herself again, a big part of her was her life in the tribe and also her love for John Smith, which both seem to be gone forever. It might be possible for some to be acculturated into another culture and become completely part of it, right down to the core of your being if you are truly happy and are living the life you want. However, Pocahontas is not and it may not be possible for her. I think he shouldn’t of lied to her, but I agree with him when he refused to turn Pocahontas into a hostage. I think it was very difficult for her to acculturate herself into the ways of the Europeans. It is so different from what she is used to in her tribe so she was confused and wasn’t sure how to go about it. Pocahontas is very sad and I don’t believe she will ever be able to gain her happiness back fully. She was disowned from her tribe and family, I’m sure she is feeling confused and very depressed. I do think it was her fate to end up this way because she could never make both the strange worlds come together in peace and harmony as she hoped. The two worlds are very different and although she indeed did bring them together, there are too many factors for her to be apart of both. I do not think she ever realized how important she actually was and what she did for the world. They were inventing America through the experience at Jamestown because this was the basis for everything in America, the struggles they experienced, the culture they brought together, and the things they discovered. I think this supports the thesis of the Time Magazine articles on Jamestown we have been reading. This kind of brutal cultural conquest is inevitable when colonization is the goal. No two cultures can fully agree when they both have completely different goals. Unfortunately many times in history wars and violence are brought up. There is definitely an upside to being colonized because new things are being formed and created for the world ahead. This shows culturally superior attitudes of the English because John Rolfe may think he is above Pocahontas as a native and a woman. I think John Rolfe is an intelligent and fascinated man. I think he has a few qualities of John Smith such as both of those qualities. John Rolfe is very important because created the cash crop and brings Pocahontas to England, which causes many other things to happen. I think those qualities are what attracted John Rolfe to her. I think she is intrigued by other cultures and people not by fame or fortune. I think Pocahontas will be extremely shocked, happy, and sad to see John Smith. I think she will continue her romantic relationship with him without telling John Rolfe, but also be conflicted with her morals therefore letting Smith go.
Bobby Landy
Period 4
Pocahontas was really sad through out her day as a colonist. She often was by herself and never really did anything with the others. But I think she will go back to her old self because she is still doing all of her native stuff and thinking of her old life all the time. She is also farming like she was in the tribe. She was really upset and who would blame her, she was disowned by her dad, and John Smith left her behind because he didn't want to hurt her. I think she will go back to normal because her life didn't get better and John Rolfe is really there best man, he is making his wife (Pocahontas) work in the tobacco fields. And all she does is dream of the past because that's all she has left. Personally I think if she had John Smith there she would be so much better off. And if Rolfe really loved her he would tell her to keep the name Pocahontas because she is already out of the tribe so it doesn't matter. I wish John Smith and her would meet up but we all know that they don't. I feel bad for Rebecca a.k.a Pocahontas
Period 2
Pocahontas expresses her unhappiness by isolating herself and weeping when she’s alone. The future she has among the English is that she will marry and raise children to extend her husband’s legacy and become like an average English woman. I think it will be hard for her to find herself again and totally adapt to the new culture because it’s full of unfamiliarity.
John Smith isn’t necessarily a hero, but he did the right thing of not holding her against her will. As for leaving her with no explanation, he did it for his goals and probably had no intention to badly hurt Pocahontas. As for Pocahontas circumstances, she probably felt uncomfortable with the new experience. I don’t think she’ll be happy because who can totally let go of their roots.
As being the connection between the old and new world, I don’t think her fate was to end the way it did. She doesn’t deserve to lose all she had. I don’t think she realized her impact because she was too blindsided by her relationship with John Smith.
Through the experience at Jamestown they were inventing America, they were inventing America by enduring the hardships and making the first permanent settlement. The Time Magazine articles do support what we are reading.
I think the kind of brutal cultural conquest is inevitable when colonization because you are trying to establish a society that will be successful in the future. If it does succeed, then your presence will impact the world and the environment that it surrounds.
When Rolfe has to explain why he wants to marry Pocahontas, it shows the culturally superior attitudes of the English because it shows the importance of marriage and trust. John Rolfe is a gentleman who wants the best for Pocahontas. Rolfe isn't the same as Smith, but both loved Pocahontas. The impact Rolfe has on Pocahontas is that he gives her a decent English life. The impact he has on the colony is discovering the cash crop, tobacco.
If John Smith were to ever come back, Pocahontas will most likely be angry because of the fact that he just left her without telling her. She might have to choose between Rolfe and Smith as well.
The Marshall Plan
Pd. 4
Pocahontas was really depressed as a colonist because her father had just exiled her from her tribe and she just learn that John Smith had passed away. Pocahontas was pretty much always alone as a colonist and never really interacted with anyone else other than John Rolfe. I am not sure whether or not she will go back to her old self or stay how she is now because although she has shown intrest in the technology the English had, she seemed to really miss back when she was her old self. Pocahontas was really upset and she has many reasons why, her dad exiled her, Smith left without her in the colony. I don't think that Pocahontas will go back to normal because Rolfe will ask to marry her and they will live a life away from the colony. If John Smith was still in the colony she wouldn't have been better off because Smith was already in trouble in the colinist's eyes so if they were to execute him in front of Pocahontas's eyes she would have done unspeakable things.
Pocahontas expresses her unhappiness by mourning around the colony and not making contact with any of the settlers. She acts very odd. I believe Pocahontas will have a very rough start to her future with the English, but ultimately she will be happy. I don’t think she’ll ever completely find herself again and this is due to the fact that she won’t ever be able to be herself in a new culture because a lot of what she was came from her culture in the Powhatan tribe.
I think that John Smith may have had mixed motives in leaving Jamestown. On one hand, he could be a hero for refusing to turn Pocahontas into a hostage, but on the other he could just seem like a jerk for lying and leaving her behind. The absence of John Smith only added to the troubles Pocahontas had in acculturating herself to the ways of the Europeans. It was probably a strange and depressing feelings she experienced when she had to reject everything she had been taught. I don’t think she could ever have been happy in these circumstances. I think Pocahontas was going to inevitably end up changing. She probably never understood to the full extent how important she was.
Through the experience of Jamestown, the colonists were inventing America. This is shown through their work ethic and beliefs the settlers had. The common work ethic of modern day America was present in the very first colonists at Jamestown. I do believe this supports the thesis of the Time Magazine articles on Jamestown. The English forcibly remove Indians from their land. I don’t think this brutal cultural conquest is inevitable but it is common. Most of the time being colonized is a negative cultural effect, but sometimes it benefits those being colonized.
Rolfe explaining why he wants to marry Pocahontas shows cultural superiority because it shows that the English believe in connections based on affection and attraction, not simply arranged marriages for profit. I think that Pocahontas’s nature and spirit did attract John Rolfe to her. While some of the English may have been endeared by Pocahontas because of these aspects, I think a lot of the colonists thought she was important to the natives so they thought that she could be of use to them.
I think Pocahontas may become saddened by seeing John Smith again after so long because he was really the starting point of her new life, but I do think she will continue on with her new life anyway.
Eric Fernee Pd: 4
It seems as if Pocahontas is currently having a nice life as a colonist, but if you pay attention to her body language in the film, it seems like she has something constantly on her mind. This is John Smith. Rolfe has treated Pocahontas very well and with great respect as she is, but Smith has a very different connection with her that changes the way she looks at Smith rather than her own husband. All in all I honestly feel like she will leave Rolfe for Smith only because the point of a film is to make it as dramatic as possible. Also Hollywood is good at doing that which makes this very predictable.
Andrew Krawice
Period 2
Pocahontas expressed her feelings by not communicating with the other colonists in Jamestown. She will probably be marrying a man that lives in the farms since that is where she spends most of her time. She will never totally become a part of the colonist’s culture; she will always remember her original native culture. It is possible to learn another culture and make it part of yours, but I do not believe you can completely make it your core belief system. John Smith could be considered a hero for not taking Pocahontas as a hostage, but he still should not have lied to her. I believe that it was very hard for her to acculturate to this new culture as she would have flash backs of her old life with her father, family, and friends. Native life was her roots. If Pocahontas was happy she wouldn’t have been happy for very long due to the longing for John Smith. Pocahontas could only be happy if she chose to and that depended on how she would define happiness for herself. She may have not been happy in her old life and that is way she looked for something more. I believe that it was her fate to become the connection point between the Old and New Worlds. I do not think she realized how important she was because she was most likely doing all of those helpful things for Jamestown just because of John Smith. Much was learned from the development of Jamestown that helped in the invention of America. Living as a multicultural society was just one example. Sadly, brutal cultural conquest usually happens when colonization is the goal. These struggles continue to appear in modern day America through such things as war and starvation. There is an upside to being colonized as people can start anew and create communities with similar religious beliefs and work ethics. John Rolfe is a good man and has good ideas. Both Rolfe and Smith were explorers and leaders. Rolfe and Pocahontas married and they were very important to the colony as farmers. Pocahontas was attracted to Rolfe because he was a farmer and had a love for the land. Pocahontas could see the good in the English, and more similarities than differences. I believe Pocahontas will make peace with John Smith and establish a healthy relationship with the two English men that are so important to her.
Arianna Aquino
Pd.4
12/21/14
When Pocahontas is told that John Smith is dead, she becomes miserable and unhappy. Instead of just dealing with this in a mature way, she expresses her unhappiness by running around, jumping in mud, and by acting childish in a way. Pocahontas, in my opinion, has an okay future with the English. She has them to provide shelter, if any, some food, and she has people in the colony to help her to acculturate herself. Eventually, I believe that she will find herself again. I do not think that it is possible to be acculturated into another culture and become completely a part of it. I say this because the culture that you come from is the culture that shaped you as a person. So, I do not think that Pocahontas will forget about her culture and who she really is. I think that John Smith is a hero for not turning Pocahontas into a hostage because, in a way his decision benefited both of them. I do not think that he should've lied to her and left for further expeditions. I think that it was really hard for Pocahontas to become acculturated into the ways of the Europeans considering that she respected her culture so much but had to completely change just to be able to survive. Even though she respected her culture so much, she had to reject it so she would be able to live. This was probably really hard for her to do since she was such a dedicated person to her cultured. She most likely did not want to change her way of living but she had to. I think it was her fate. I say this because she is important to the history of that time period. I do think that she eventually realized how important she was in helping to bring the two worlds together to create a new global, interconnected world. This could be why she went along with everything and didnt let anything hold her back. Through the experience at Jamestown, it might have been said that they were inventing America because of how they didnt just give up and they kept trying to improve Jamestown. I do think this supports the thesis of the Time Magazine articles on Jamestown we have been reading. Yes this kind of brutal cultural conquest is inevitable when colonization is the goal because they shouldve been trying to create a good relationship with the Indians. Yes there is an upside to being colonized. This showed that the english because John Rolfe believed that he had more power than Pocahontas and that he was better than her when he wasn't. John Rolfe is the kind of man that would take control over someone just to make his life better. In my opinion, I do not think that John Rolfe has any qualities that Smith had. John Rolfe is important to the Jamestown colony because he was the one who helped out financially. He helped Pocahontas because he helped her become acculturated with her new lifestyle. No, I do not think that her personality is was attracted John Rolfe because he never even talked to her or saw what kind of person she was before he acknowledged her. If John Smith and Pocahontas were to meet again, I think that her and john will argue but then, they will continue to love each other.
Michelle Le
Period 8
When Pocahontas learns of John Smith's supposed death, she becomes extremely distraught, becoming devoid of emotion. She was completely depressed and completed her tasks mindlessly and depressed. She mopes around the colony and just cried. She may never find herself again because her happiness and personality was a reflection of her close knit tribe and their culture; it her whole life and her source of happiness. But there is always the possibility of finding happiness again, if not completely because she will never be where she truly belongs again. John Smith is both a hero and a jerk because he knew Pocahontas would've suffered as a hostage, but he owed her a goodbye or an apology. He tried to protect her but in the end she was just hurt. Pocahontas had a tough time assimilating to English culture, but she had an advantage due to knowing English because of Smith. She was most likely very betrayed and confused because everything she ever knew and loved wasn't in her life anymore. It was definitely meant to be, though she didn't realize her importance of connecting the two worlds. They were inventing America because everything they did to create Jamestown contributed to the rise of America. This does support the thesis of TIme Magazine. Brutal cultural conquest is a sad inevitability in conquering a country that is already inhabited. There is no upside in being colonized unless there is a treaty to be left alone with your own land and rights, which the natives did not get in the end. This shows the English thought they were superior because of their advanced society and determination to get what they want. John Rolfe was a very intelligent man and knew how to make money. He was charming and smart, like Smith. He is extremely important to Jamestown because he was the largest contributor to it's wealth (growing and selling tobacco). This is most likely what attracted John Rolfe to Pocahontas, her free spirit and kindness. This is what endears her to the English and someone worth of reverence. Pocahontas may become very emotional if she were to meet Smith again, but remain loyal to Rolfe.
Pocahontas expresses her feeling by not communicating with anyone, and isolating her self. She will need to adapt better to the customs. She now is depressed with the loss of the one person who she fell in love for. She will marry an English man and raise children. She will essentially become an English woman. She was raised in a totally different environment which means this is not going to be an easy task. She must start over, and she has no one to really rely on without John Smith. He can be considered a hero in the eyes of the people he saved. When he left without telling her he was trying to do what he thought was best for her. Just because she was the connection between the two worlds doesn't make it her fate to end the way it did. She was not a bad person and she nothing wrong, there was no good reason that she should of lost everything precious to her from her family to the person she loved. Jamestown is the start of America. The story of Jamestown is the story of our nation. How in order to survive we had to endure harsh conditions and treats to out life everyday. I think the kind of brutal cultural conquest is inevitable when colonization because you are trying to establish a society that will be successful in the future. If you end up winning you will make a difference to the environment that surrounds. Rolfe has to explain that he wants to marry Pocahontas it shows the culturally superior attitudes of the English because it tells us how much they value marriage. Rolfe is no Smith because he was the only man she ever loved but he loved her as much as Smith did, and tried to give her a good life. The impact he had on her was that she was able to become a full English women. He was the founder of tobacco which is what he contributed to the colony. If he were to ever return i would think that she would just ignore him. She would not want to get involved again, she would probably stay with Rolfe.
Tara Mazahreh
Period.3
When Pocahontas is told that John Smith is dead, she becomes miserable and unhappy and depressed. Pocahontas expresses her unhappiness by running around, jumping in mud, and by acting in like a child. Pocahontas, in my opinion, has an okay, but in the same time some what a miserable future with the English. She has them to provide shelter, some food, and she has some people in the colony to help her to acculturate herself. I believe that she will find herself again, but not the same person she was before. I do not think that it is possible to be acculturated into another culture and become completely a part of it. I say this because the culture that you come from is the culture that shaped you as a human being and individual. I do not think that Pocahontas will forget about her culture and who she really is. I think that John Smith is a hero for not turning Pocahontas into a hostage because; in a way his decision benefited both of them. I do not think that he should've lied to her and left for further expeditions. I think that it was difficult for Pocahontas to become acculturated into the ways of the Europeans. Pocahontas respected her culture but had to completely change just to be able to survive. Even though she respected her culture so much, she had to reject it in some ways so she would be able to live. This was probably really hard for her to do since she was such a dedicated person and human to her culture that she respected. She most likely did not want to change her way of living but she had to under some conditions. I think it was her own fate that she had in her hands... I say this because she is one of the most important people to the history of that time period. I do think that she eventually realized how important she was in helping to bring the two worlds together to create a new global and united world. Through the experience at Jamestown, it might have been said that they were inventing and improving America because of how they didn’t just give up and they kept trying to improve Jamestown. I do think this supports the thesis of the Time Magazine articles on Jamestown. Yes there is an upside to being colonized. This showed that the English because John Rolfe believed that he had more over taken power than Pocahontas. John Rolfe is the kind of man that would take control over someone just to make his life better and easier. In my opinion, I do not think that John Rolfe has any but one quality that Smith had. John Rolfe is important to the Jamestown colony because he was the one who helped out money wise. He helped Pocahontas because he helped her become acculturated with her new lifestyle. No, I do not think that her personality is attracted John Rolfe because he never really even talked to her or saw what kind of person she was before he acknowledged her. If John Smith and Pocahontas were to meet again, I think that she and John will argue but then, they will continue to love each other as they did before.
When Pocahontas finds out John Smith is dead she becomes very upset. She would walk around Jamestown very unhappy. She liked him a lot but she ends up marrying John Rolfe. I do not believe its possible to acculturate to another culture and become the same. I think this because acculturating to another culture is not just learning a new language. You have to do all kinds of other stuff. For example, instead of using bows for war or hunting or may have to use a gun instead or a spear. There are all kinds of things that you would have to adapt to. I think that her fate was in her own hands because in that time period she was so important and helpful. I think that if John Smith were to ever appear again then Pocahontas will be mad at him at first but start to love him again.
Sophia Spadano
Pd. 4
After Pocahontas learned that John Smith has died from drowning after leaving on an unexplained expedition, she was very upset and cried. She converted to Christianity during her captivity and changed her name to Rebecca and even when she was given the opportunity to return to her native people she chose to stay with the English so she did become a part of their culture. Pocahontas married Rolfe and had a child and carried herself as the English did. She was known as an example as a savage that became civilized. I think she could have been happy in a new culture but, she may never fully be comfortable in her new culture because she will always have a part of her native culture and their ways within her.
I don’t think that Pocahontas ever realized how important she was in connecting the two cultures. I believe she was selfless and naturally thought of others first and that is why she was able to save the colony. The English were brutal when they forced the Indians from their land and took over. I think they were not considering the Indians and only were out for themselves which is probably inevitable during colonization. Pocahontas was strong and smart but kind and John Smith was drawn to her. She may have fallen in love with him and that’s why she saved him and helped save their colony in Jamestown from starvation, but John Smith was more interested in his own expeditions and making a name for himself. John Rolfe was genuinely kind and cared about Pocahontas even though she may not have felt the same way about him.
Shanen Garate
Period 8
Because of the lie told to Pocahontas that John Smith is dead, she become unhappy and emotional. She expresses her unhappiness by being in shock at first, then sobbing in front of all the colonist. It seemed that she did not care if anyone saw her and just cried her heart out. The future that Pocahontas now has with the English is that she is going to marry on of them (John Rolfe) and to live as if she were English. She is going to find herself. Yes, it is possible to be acculturated into another culture and become completely part of it. Pocahontas is an example of that. I do believe that John Smith is a hero for refusing to take Pocahontas as a hostage. It takes a man to do what is right and he felt that marrying Pocahontas was an inappropriate thing to do. Even though I do not think he is a jerk, I don't think it was right of him just to leave her alone. It was obvious that she was scared and she did not like the strange environment she was in. It must have been very difficult for Pocahontas to get used to living with English people and to act like them. The English life style is very different from the Native American lifestyle. It was definitely tough on Pocahontas to have to reject everything she learned and was raised with, to a strange and new culture. I do not think she would fully be happy with the situation she was in. I believe that she is a bit scarred and traumatized because of her abandonment from her tribe, but she doesn't really show it. It was probably her fate to end up with and English colonist and live like them. Her curiosity with the colonist lead to her life as one of them. Pocahontas probably did not know that she was a very important factor in helping to bring the two worlds together. I do believe that she must have found out later in her lifetime rather than earlier, because she would be able to see the development between the two worlds later than earlier. The English colonists' experiences in Jamestown was like they were inventing America. The colonists would settle down and make their families and they would build homes for their families to live in. I do think it supports the thesis of the Time Magazine articles we have been reading. A brutal cultural conquest could be inevitable because both the settlers and the people living there before, want it to be only them that are living in that area. Of course they would fight to get the ownership of that land and command that the other people would leave. I think that the upside of being colonized is that you get to settle in another area and you get to continue and make your families. John Rolfe starts courting Pocahontas and even asks her to marry him. That situation showed the culturally superior attitude of the English. It showed how determined Rolfe was to get Pocahontas to marry him and it showed that he expected to get what he wanted. John Rolfe was an intelligent and charming man. He showed leadership qualities and is kind. He does have similar qualities as Smith such as being charming and having leadership qualities. Rolfe was important to both Pocahontas and the Jamestown colony. He is important to Pocahontas because he becomes her husband and he will be the father of her child(ren). He is important to the Jamestown colony because he the man who made tobacco as the Jamestown colony cash crop. Rolfe was probably attracted to her because of her gentle ways and her free spirit. It would be very difficult for Pocahontas to meet Smith so suddenly when she hasn't heard about him in a long time. I have no idea what she would do when the two meet with each other again. I am sure the two would have a major feud and they both would get angry with each other.
Riley Deitz
pd. 7
Pocahontas expresses her unhappiness by moping around the colony. Pocahontas is needed for the colony’s future because she will help them survive. I think is possible to become a part of another culture because once you leave your old ways, it is hard to keep them if you want to survive. You must learn the new way to live. John Smith is not a hero for refusing to turn her into a hostage. No one knows what other people could have done to her if the Colony had not taken her in. I think it was wrong for Smith to lie to her. It was hard for her to learn the ways of the Europeans because there were so many new things for her to learn. I think she could be happy because she can learn to live like them. It was her fate to end up here because without Pocahontas there would have been no Jamestown colony or maybe even America today. I don’t think she ever realized what she was doing because she was not very happy. They were inventing America because Jamestown was like the experiment that made people want to settle in the Americas. This does support it because the Jamestown colony invented America. Forcing the Indians off of their land is not necessary because they can make peace with them. John Rolfe has many of the same qualities as John Smith. He is important because he creates the cash crop. I think this is what special is about her is that she is very free spirited. I think if they meet again I think Pocahontas will forget about Smith and stay loyal to Rolfe.
Pocahontas doesn't deal with John Smith's death very well. She expresses her unhappiness by being in shock at first, then sobbing in front of all the colonists. She will probably be marrying a man that lives in the farms since that is where she spends most of her time. She will never totally become a part of the colonist’s culture; she will always remember her original native culture. It's possible she might not ever find her true self again. It is nearly impossible if not completely impossible to become completely a part of a culture so opposite to your own. John Smith could be considered a hero for not taking Pocahontas as a hostage, but he still should not have lied to her. I think it was not very difficult for Pocahontas because she caught on with speaking English very quickly and the English life was much better than the Native life. I think that for Pocahontas, changing her lifestyle was the hardest part. While she learned English, the core beliefs of her people was so polar to the European. As the bridge between the Old and New words, she was almost destined to be unhappy. With great power comes great responsibility. I do not think she ever could be truly happy. I do not think it even crossed her mind that she was such a tremendous and important milestone in the bridge between the Old and New Worlds. I think that Jamestown was inventing America because of its core hardships and perseverance. Even when the odds were against them, the colony of Jamestown pulled through, which really embodies the American history. Going from the weakest little town that could barely survive to the most desired country to live in in the world. I think this completely supports the thesis of the Time Magazine articles. I think that when large changes are made, those that cannot progress are left in the dust of those who advance. During colonization, some things just cannot stay the same. This holds true with the Native Tribes of North America. Being colonized has its upsides through commerce and quality of living, but at the cost of morality in most cases. John Rolfe's attitude shows how Englishmen are very refined. The ask women to marry them instead of having arranged marriages. Both Rolfe and Smith were explorers and leaders. The impact Rolfe has on Pocahontas is him giving her a decent English life and the impact he has on the colony is discovering the cash crop, tobacco. Pocahontas was strong and smart but kind and that is why John Rolfe was drawn to her. Her sense of morality and pureness is endearing to an Englishman like Rolfe. If Pocahontas were to ever meet John Smith again it would most likely be as acquaintances. Smith would not let himself get attached now that she is with Rolfe. Pocahontas would respect his decision to leave her and their qualm would be put to rest.
Rylie McBreen
Period 3
Pocahontas was told that John Smith drowned while on his latest expedition, kicking him out of the picture. She expresses her unhappiness of his loss by crying. She also separates herself from the colonists. Her future among the English may have been changed. No matter how much of an English-woman she becomes, she will always have her native culture within her. It seems she will not find herself because of her mourning and sadness. It is possible to be acculturated into another culture, but not to become completely part of it. You will still have your culture within you and within your mind, and growing up you learned based off of your culture. Your original culture is where your life branches off.
Pocahontas is clearly a hero to John Smith, but he is also one to her. Although he should have warned her that he was leaving for an expedition, he saved her from becoming a hostage. It seemed very difficult for Pocahontas to acculturate herself, especially without John Smith by her side. She is placed into a new culture, completely different from which she was raised, all by herself without any family or friends. I think is possible for Pocahontas to be happy again, but it will be difficult because of the difficulties she has faced. However, there is always a positive that comes from a negative.
Pocahontas, whom is the connection between the two Worlds, is not fated to be unhappy. I think she deserved to be happy with John Smith, and it may be difficult for her to be happy without him again. I do not think she realized how important she was in being the connection between two worlds. To her, it seems like it was an impact to do what she did. She connected the worlds by doing what she thought was right and being helpful to the colonists.
What has been discovered will help invent America. They discovered new things and are more familiar with the land. They know they are not the only people on the land, and that there will be many obstacles. It will be more difficult than they expected.
The English forcibly remove the Indians from their land in order to take it from them. This sort of conquest is inevitable when colonization is the goal. In order to build up and colonization, you have to get rid of the old and put in the new. There could possibly be a positive colonization but it would be difficult and there would be many disagreements. There is an upside to being colonized because you are able to expand knowledge and own land.
When Rolfe asks Pocahontas to marry him, it shows the culturally superior attitudes of the English. He has to ask permission from the people. It shows the mannerism of the English and the orderliness of them. John Rolfe has many similar qualities of John Smith, such as, leadership, kind, and intelligent. John Rolfe is important to Pocahontas because he helped her adapt to the culture of the land and the lifestyle she was being welcomed into. He helped the colony by supporting them financially with tobacco. I think John Rolfe was attracted to Pocahontas because of the many good qualities she has, including her gentle nature and free spirit. She was also intelligent, strong and independent.
Although Pocahontas never forgot John Smith, I believe if they were to meet again she would stay loyal to Rolfe. Firstly, they never had a romantic relationship. Also, Rolfe has impacted her life greatly. I think John Smith is caring and intelligent enough to know to not try to win her over when she is married to another man.
She expresses how she is feeling by isolating herself from all the colonists by not interacting with anyone. She will eventually need to stop isolating herself and adapt to this new way of life. Pocahontas is now very depressed because she was told that the man she loved, John Smith, died. She will marry John Wolfe and raise a child. Because of this she will become just like any other English woman and leave her Native American culture behind. This will be very hard for her because she was raised in a completely different environment. She has to start a completely different life and she doesn't have anyone she can relate to without John Smith. John Smith is considered a hero because he saved a whole colony. When he left without telling her he was trying to do what he thought was best for her. This isn't the way that it had to end for Pocahontas just because she was a connection between two worlds. She was not a bad person and she did nothing wrong, there was no good reason that she should of lost everything precious to her from her family to the person she loved. Jamestown is the start of America. The story of Jamestown is the story of our nation. How in order to survive we had to endure harsh conditions and treats to out life everyday. I think the kind of brutal cultural conquest is inevitable when colonization because you are trying to establish a society that will be successful in the future. If you end up winning you will make a difference to the environment that surrounds. Rolfe has to explain that he wants to marry Pocahontas it shows the culturally superior attitudes of the English because it tells us how much they value marriage. Rolfe is not loved by Pocahontas like John Smith, but Rolfe does really love Pocahontas and will always do what is best for her. Rolfe turned her into an English woman. He was the founder of tobacco which is what he contributed to the colony. If Smith ever returned I think Pocahontas would be very mad at him and ignore him. She would stay with John Rolfe.
Alyssa Ishay Period 2
Pocahontas expressed her unhappiness by roaming the settlement by herself and crying. I think Pocahontas has a bright future with the English. I don’t think she can ever fully become herself again because she had to leave everything she has ever known. Although she has to try to make the best of it. I don’t think you can become acculturated into another culture right down to the core because there’s always going to be a part of you that has your old culture. You can’t change where you come from. I think John Smith is indirectly a hero for not holding Pocahontas hostage. Her life would have been worse if she was a hostage. However he is a jerk for lying to her. She is left alone in a culture that she’s not familiar with and knows no one. She risked her life helping him while he leaves her. It’s very hard to be brought up to an entirely new culture. It’s definitely something to get used to. I think she can be happy in such circumstances if she’s chooses to make it happy. I think it was her fate to end up this way. If she would have stayed a native she most likely would have died earlier. She knew what needed to be done; bringing the two worlds together. It’s said that through the experience at Jamestown, they are inventing America by starting the first English settlement in the new land. It opened up a passage way for the old and new world to collide and start over. Brutal cultural conquest I think is inevitable because if no one is willing to give up what they have, that’s when a war starts. The superior attitudes are shown of the English because when they want something they try to get it. John Rolfe wanted to marry Pocahontas. He said what he wanted and tried to make it happen. Also the English keep on sending more men in order to make the settlement succeed. John Rolfe is kind and smart. Some qualities he has that Smith has was kind, and a leader. John Rolfe is important to Pocahontas and the colony. He is someone who she can depend on. Also, he has a tobacco farm that eventually becomes the main source for a profit in Jamestown. I think her free spirit is what attracted John Rolfe to her. Her personality makes her worthy of reverence because people want to be around someone like that. Someone who is kind, down to earth, and outgoing. When Smith and Pocahontas meet again I think she will be upset and mad at him for what he did. I think she will continue to marry Rolfe.
Pocahontas expressed her unhappiness about John Smith by ignoring other and walking around the colony sadly. I believe that Pocahontas future is very bright with the England, I think that she will be able to take to their customs very well. I don't think that Pocahontas will ever be her true self again. I don't think that it is possible to completely change your self and your mindsets to another culture. I think that he is a jerk leaving and hurting her Indian heart. I do not think that she would have ever been happy. I think this is not her fait. I think she and John Smith should of lived their mixed culture relationship. I think she did not realize how important she was in helping bring the two worlds. Once she was gone so much more happened between the two worlds. It could be said that through the experiences in Jamestown that they were creating America because of the strong pride and will they had to survive in such conditions. I think that if there is another group occupying the land then yes. Without that they one group would never be in complete dominance and there would be many conflicts between the two group trying to live off the same land. There could be an upside to being colonized for example if your tribe our colony needs to be controlled to survive another tribe or colony can provide food, shelter, protection, and leadership. But majority of the time I see being colonized as a bad side because no one like to be controlled or told what to do. The English show their cultural superiority by sending more men and also not quitting on the job until they got what they wanted. He is a smart and wealthy man, they both have that swagger to them that makes them that can really make a difference in life and death situations. The two of them together are very important to the Jamestown colony. The reason for this is because they are the best tobacco growers in the colony, this is what he likes about Pocahontas. John Smith and John Rolfe did not like Pocahontas for the same reasons. John Smith was attacked by Pocahontas's caring and free spirit. John Rolfe liked her knowledge of how to grow.
Pocahontas expressed her unhappiness about John Smith by ignoring other and walking around the colony sadly. I believe that Pocahontas future is very bright with the England, I think that she will be able to take to their customs very well. I don't think that Pocahontas will ever be her true self again. I don't think that it is possible to completely change your self and your mindsets to another culture. I think that he is a jerk leaving and hurting her Indian heart. I do not think that she would have ever been happy. I think this is not her fait. I think she and John Smith should of lived their mixed culture relationship. I think she did not realize how important she was in helping bring the two worlds. Once she was gone so much more happened between the two worlds. It could be said that through the experiences in Jamestown that they were creating America because of the strong pride and will they had to survive in such conditions. I think that if there is another group occupying the land then yes. Without that they one group would never be in complete dominance and there would be many conflicts between the two group trying to live off the same land. There could be an upside to being colonized for example if your tribe our colony needs to be controlled to survive another tribe or colony can provide food, shelter, protection, and leadership. But majority of the time I see being colonized as a bad side because no one like to be controlled or told what to do. The English show their cultural superiority by sending more men and also not quitting on the job until they got what they wanted. He is a smart and wealthy man, they both have that swagger to them that makes them that can really make a difference in life and death situations. The two of them together are very important to the Jamestown colony. The reason for this is because they are the best tobacco growers in the colony, this is what he likes about Pocahontas. John Smith and John Rolfe did not like Pocahontas for the same reasons. John Smith was attacked by Pocahontas's caring and free spirit. John Rolfe liked her knowledge of how to grow.
Pocahontas expresses her unhappiness by moping around and being really unsocial in the colony. She has a very bright future among the English. I think it does seem like she will eventually find herself again, but i don't think its possible to be acculturated into another culture down to the core because its not you down to the core! I wouldn't exactly call John a "hero" for not turning her into a hostage only because it wasn't successful. But I also wouldn't call him a jerk for leaving her because it was for the better in my eyes. I think its very difficult for Pocahontas to become acculturated because she was a strong Indian, and it showed how much she lived by it. Like I'm African American but I don't speak African and i don't celebrate Quanza. I think it felt really weird to her to reject everything she was raised upon. I don't think she could ever be happy, especially when shes alone. I honestly do think it was Pocahontas's fate to end up the way she did but she didn't have enough life time to realize how important she was, if she was alive now or even 20 years later I think she would've realized she was crucial. I think that through the experience at Jamestown they were indeed inventing America because the whole freedom and rights thought was being created here. I do think this supports the thesis of the time magazine articles on Jamestown. The kind of brutal cultural conquest that was used was not ideal in my eyes and I don't agree that there is an upside to being colonized and it should never be used. When Rolfe has to marry Pocahontas, its like she has no say if she wants to marry him or not. I think Rolfe is a basic man who's doing it just for himself and he doesn't begin to compare with Smiths qualities. He is pretty important to her and the Jamestown colony. I think what attracted John Rolfe to her was how powerful she was but i also think its what endears her to the English and someone special and worthy of reverence. I think in the end Pocahontas will go back to Smith because there was a real connection there.
Jordan Brennan
Period 2
Pocahontas expresses her unhappiness by breaking down and crying, and mopes around the colony everyday. Among the English I think she has a great future. However, I do not believe she will ever truly be herself again. It is very possible to be acculturated into a whole new culture. Many people do it today, it just depends on what your beliefs are. I believe that John Smith is a jerk for leaving Pocahontas, especially after she made a point of basically telling him her heart belonged to him. I'm sure it was very difficult to become acculturated to a completely new culture. She probably felt very conflicted as to whether or not she should reject the ways of her people or not. I do believe she could have felt happy under the circumstances because of the fact that she had support and help from the Europeans and was welcomed warmly, making it easier to feel at home. I do think it was her fate to end up the way she did due to her being under so much stress and having all of that weight on her shoulders. However, I do not think she new how important she was because she was still relatively young and somewhat naive. Jamestown was inventing America because they were the only colony that was able to survive and truly spread their culture and found routes that would continue to be used over the years. This does support the thesis of the Time Magazine articles. Brutal conquest can be inevitable depending on whether or not the previous land owners and how determined people are to colonize. There can be an upside to being colonized because it can start new cultures and new ways of the people on the colonized land. John Rolfe having to explain why he wants to marry Pocahontas shows the superior attitudes of the English because he is forced to explain why he would want to marry a native. Rolfe is sensitive and kind. He treats Pocahontas with the same patience that John Smith did. Rolfe gives her a new chance at love and brings in most of the profit for Jamestown. I do believe that her kindly and gentle nature is what attracted Rolfe to her. This is definitely what endears her to the English, especially the ones who are still alive and remember her giving them food and crops. I believe she will attempt to find closure with John Smith but will stay true to her vows with John Rolfe.
Jess Gibson
Period 3
December 22
Pocahantas does not deal with Smith's "death" well. She is first in total shock, then begins to cry infront of everyone. She also stays away from everyone, everyone being the colonists. She will never be herself again. After hearing his death it just reminds her more and more about her past life, and her family where she used to be a part of before she was banished. In my opinion Smith is both a hero and a horrible person. He made Pocahantas an emotional wreck, even though he tried to save her which he wasn't capable of due to her depression she had over the situation. Pocahantas had a tough time acclimating to the English culture, but she didn't have that much of a hard time considering all the things that Smith has taught her in the past.Pocahantas lost everything she used to have, she was distraut, confused, and even more.Little does Pocahantas know that she is the reason as to how she brought the 2 worlds together.
The colonists invented America, and showed this through there works and beliefs. This does support the thesis of Time Magazine. The colonists and English removed all the Indians so that they were able to have the land that they discovered after the Indians to themselves, which is not fair. It was wrong in my opinion. It wasn't a good thing to do, but it helped contribute to where we are today. John Rolfe wanted to marry Pocahantas. He actually showed his affection towards her because he loved her very dearly, and didn't want to just marry her for money. Pocahantas spirit and way she lived, most likely was what caught his eye. She was an amazing woman. Yes, i believe at first the colonists were a little freaked out with the idea of Pocahantas, but then later realized how important she would be to them, and how important she was to the Indians. I think that Pocahantas is going to be a little upset with John Smith while seeing him, because she heard he was dead, I believe shes going to accuse him of lying if she ever saw him.
Jesse McDermott
Period 8
Pocahontas expresses her unhappiness by wondering around the colony crying, showing that she has lost all sense of life. She has a stable life with the English. It seems as if Pocahontas will never find herself again, because a big part of her life was her love for John Smith and he is lost. I don’t think it is possible to be acculturated into another culture and become completely part of it because if you join when you are older and not just a kid you will never be fully intertwined with it. I don’t agree with John Smith lying to Pocahontas but I agree that he refused to turn her into a hostage. I think it must’ve been extremely difficult to join to new culture because everything you knew is now changed. I don’t believe she could ever be happy in such circumstances, because it will never be the same as her childhood and she will never have her original friends and family around her. Also, the fact that she was exiled by her tribe could permanently affect her. I think it was her fate to end up this way because she could have never made both the strange worlds come together in peace and harmony as she had hoped. I do not believe she realized how important she was in bringing them together because she would have been two distracted by the fact that she was a disgrace to her tribe. They were inventing America through the experiences because it was forming the base of America, from the struggles, the culture they brought together and the things they discovered. I think this is supported by the thesis of the Time Magazine articles on Jamestown. This kind of conquest is unavoidable when colonization is the ultimate mission. There isn’t much upside to being colonized other than the fact that you learn the culture of the colonists. This shows these attitudes of the English because they want him to explain why he would want to marry someone of the opposite culture who they looked at as savages who were under them. John Rolfe was an English farmer but he had some daring qualities. Yes, I believe this is what attracted Pocahontas to him because he shared qualities that John Smith had. John Rolfe is extremely important to the colony of Jamestown because he basically saved the colony by the cultivation of the cash crop tobacco. I believe John Rolfe is important to her because I think marrying him is what kept Pocahontas in the colony, otherwise she would’ve left. I believe Pocahontas will go back to smith if they meet again.
Kirra Curtin
Period 7
Pocahontas expresses her unhappiness by crying, sulking around, and just isolating herself from the English in general. As for her future amongst the English, it seems she will change and begin to blend in more with them, becoming more of an Englishwoman. It seems she might be able to find herself again with the help of John Rolfe. I don't think it's possible to be acculturated into another culture and become totally apart of it. No matter what, you will always carry a bit of your old culture with you.
John Smith is a hero for refusing to turn Pocahontas a hostage, and also a jerk for leaving the colonies for further expeditions. I think he loved her enough to spare her the pain of being in a slave-like state as a hostage, but not enough to want to stay with her for the rest of their days. I think it was the most difficult thing in Pocahontas' life to become acculturated with the ways of the Europeans. I believe that having to reject her previous culture was also a very difficult thing to do. Imagine growing up in a nice family with nice traditions and then all of a sudden having to leave it all behind for a lifestyle you don't even know anything about. It would be tough, right? I don't think she can be truly happy in such circumstances, but maybe she'll adjust to it.
I think it was indeed Pocahontas' fate to end up this way. She didn't really realize how important she was but it all counted to how she ended up.
Jamestown was the first permanent settlement in the New World from the English, and it's safe to say that through all the suffering, hard work, and determination, they flourished in the end. This flourishing ultimately lead to more and more colonies which would eventually become America. I think it does support the thesis of the magazine articles we've been reading
I think that this 'brutal cultural conquest' is inevitable when colonization is the goal. It's bound to happen when you're trying to take over someone else's land, especially.
This shows the culturally superior attitudes because Rolfe is marrying royalty, except it's royalty from another culture. Rolfe discovered the cash crop of Jamestown which helped them flourish, and he was also very nice and considerate of Pocahontas, all things considering. John Rolfe is important to Pocahontas because he wants to marry her and she develops a kind of love for him. He is important to Jamestown because he discovers tobacco, the cash crop of Jamestown.
I think Pocahontas will be happy to see John Smith, but won't be with him again considering how he left her and made it seem like he was dead.
Mia Castellano
12/22/14
Period 3
Pocahontas expresses her unhappiness by crying, ignoring the other colonists, and walking around the colonies depressed. The future that lies ahead of her is that she will marry and English man and have children. She will go to England and live there until she dies. I think she will find herself again because even though she is now an English women, she can't forget her own culture. She will always remember her people and their customs and traditions. I don't think it is possible to be acculturated into another culture and become completely a part of it right down to the core of your being because no matter how hard you try, you can never forget your past and your old traditions. I think he is because he knew that Pocahontas would suffer if she was held hostage. He could stand seeing her suffer so he convinced them not to hold her hostage. Also if she wasn't held hostage he knew she would do something that would end up harming herself. I think it was hard for her to become acculturated into the way of a European because she grew up learning different ways of living than the English did. I think she felt alone and upset because everyone who she knew and loved were gone and she had no one else she could really trust. I don't think she could ever be really happy because she wasn't with her people and she didn't know the other customs and she was never truly with the one she loved, John Smith. I think it was her fate to end up as the point of connection between the Old and the New worlds because without her, the colonists would have never learn new ways to survive and would never have had the supplies she gave them in order to survive. I don't think she ever realized because in her eyes all she did was help out who she loved, John Smith. Also she had no knowledge of the world outside of where she was. I think through the experience at Jamestown America was being invented because they created the first system of government after they set up the colony in Jamestown. I think this does support the thesis of the Time Magazine articles on Jamestown we have been reading. Yes, because there will always be competition between the colonies. The upside of colonization is that the colony becomes bigger. When John Rolfe wanted marry he had to ask her people for permission, which shows the culturally superior attitudes of the English. John Rolfe is a English man, and a gentleman. John Rolfe and John Smith are both caring and would do anything for Pocahontas. John Rolfe is important to Jamestown and Pocahontas because he shows the colonists how to harvest crops and helped Pocahontas. I think John Rolfe was attracted to Pocahontas's kind, gentle nature and free spirit. I think this is what endears her to the English and someone special and worthy of reverence. I think Pocahontas will go back to John Smith if they meet again.
Sophie Krachuk
Period 3
When John Smith leaves and Pocahontas is told a lie she expresses herself by crying. Even though she's upset her future among the English is set, she will become a proper English women with the name of Rebecca. She seems so unhappy that it seems she will never find herself again and be the same person she used to be. I don't think it's possible to be acculturated into another culture and become completely a part of it, I think there will always be part of you that is your old self. John Smith is a hero for refusing to turn Pocahontas into a hostage, he was being selfless and thinking about her. He also demonstrates these qualities when he lies to her about leaving. All he was trying to do was to protect Pocahontas, so I don't think he was being a jerk. I think it was extremely difficult for Pocahontas to become acculturated into the ways of the Europeans and I think it was hard to reject everything she was raised with and I don't think she could ever be happy under the circumstances. As a point of connection between the two worlds I think it was her fate to end up becoming an Englishwomen but I don't think she ever realized how important she really was. I think the experience at Jamestown was really important to inventing America because it was the first permanent colonization that was ever accomplished where more people came to live every year. I think this supports the thesis of the Time Magazine articles on Jamestown. I don't think that the brutal ways of handling the Indians was inevitable; I think it could have been avoided and been dealt with another way. There is an upside to being colonized though, becoming a civilized community. Explaining why Rolfe wants to marry Pocahontas shows that the English are civilized, classy, and take marriage very seriously; it also shows that Rolfe is a good, honest man. He did have some qualities that Smith had such as being caring and wanting the best for Pocahontas. Rolfe is extremely important to both Pocahontas and the Jamestown colony. Pocahontas's personality is defiantly the reason she got involved with John Rolfe and why he was attracted to her. These qualities are what endears her to the English and someone worthy of reverence. When she finds out that Smith is alive and they will be meeting I think she will handle it maturely and won't do anything to jeopardize what she has with John Rolfe.
Katie Taylor
Period 2
History
Pocahontas shows her unhappiness by crying and being way from the English people. it is obvious that she is distraught about the death of john smith. I think that she will eventually find herself again but its going to take awhile. She has been through so much emotional drama at this point. I think that john smith did the right thing in not taking her as a hostage. He has always loved her from the beginning, the last thing he could do was keep her trapped like a bird in a cage. I think that it will take a long time for her to adjust as a European, she has lived her life as a free spirit in nature with her tribe. Now she is going to live in busy streets with new technology and so much to learn. She has to basically start her whole life over again, try to forget about John Smith. When John Rolf asks to marry her, she does so reluctantly. I think that the only reason she said yes was because John smith was dead. She still wasn’t emotionally ready for that commitment yet though, in her heart she still loved smith. I think that the Times magazine was correct. Pocahontas really was a huge part in Jamestown, so as John Smith. Both of them together helped create our world today in my opinion. I think that if Pocahontas meets John smith again she might be angry or upset with him. I don’t think that she realizes fully how much John Smith did for her.
Pocahontas does not deal with her emotions well at all. She expresses her feelings by sulking and wondering aimlessly around Jamestown. She is extremely important to the colony’s survival. This can be beneficial to the colony in the future. It can be very hard to forget your ways that so deep seeded inside you. But on the contrary, yes, I do believe a person can become totally acculturated so much so that you forget your old way of life. It was difficult for Pocahontas to learn the ways of the English because the English are so different compared to the Native Americans. I do believe that she will become happy later in her life. Pocahontas is the main reason why the United States exists today. Without her Jamestown would have never survived. Jamestown acted as a catalyst for the Americas. It planted the seed that people could live here and flourish. this made people want to move to the Americas and live here. i think the reason Pocahontas fell for John Rolfe is because he shows some of John Smiths attributes. Rolfe is immensely valuable to the colon because he discovered the cash crop tobacco. This lead to the prosperity of Jamestown and future colonies.
Matt Murgo
12/19/14
Period 3
She shows her unhappiness by not talking to people and always sulking around and not loving John Rolfe. Pocahontas has a good future among the English because she marries a English man, moves to England and has a child in England. I think she will find herself again if she is able to see John Smith. I think in Pocahontas there will always be parts of her Native American family but she can become partially English. John Smith is a hero to Pocahontas and the world for not making her a hostage. It must have been very difficult for Pocahontas to become part of the English ways because her old life style was totally different. Changing her whole life for a new culture must have been very hard and emotional for Pocahontas. I think she will always have some sorrow in her because she never saw her family again. I think it was her fate to end up this way because she was the connection between the old and new world. I don't think Pocahontas ever realized how much she really did for the world because she just don't she was a normal person. Jamestown was the creation of America because it was the first permanent settlement in North America and it began the whole idea of what America is today. This does support the Time Magazine article. In order for the colonists to overthrow the Indians they needed to be brutal. There is a upside to having colonies because it lets the colony have its own right and lets it make its own profits. The English feel more feelings towards each other and express it in a different way then Pocahontas is used to. John Rolfe is a very good man that cares about Pocahontas. John Rolfe is different from John Smith is better ways. John Rolfe is important to Pocahontas because he helps her move on with her and helps her adapt to England. Yes I do think this is what made John Rolfe love Pocahontas. I think Pocahontas fits into the English endears because she is very nice and friendly. I think Pocahontas will move on because she has a new life and has forgotten about John Smith.
Zeina Issa PD 2
PART ONE OF RESPONSE (the whole thing didn't fit on one)
Pocahontas gives up to express her unhappiness. She lets go of her old life and becomes a European woman officially by being baptized and adopting a new name. She recluses from the others and becomes depressed, or as John Rolfe describes her, broken. She has a fairly awkward future among the English, and it is unlikely that she will ever fully recover. She’s stuck between a rock and a hard place and does not know whether she’s English or Native American. It is impossible for Pocahontas to become utterly acculturated to the European culture, when deep inside she desperately wants to be with her people once more.
John Smith believed what he was doing was heroic, but taking her as hostage was the thing that saved Pocahontas from being an outcast. His ignorance to Pocahontas’s need for him lead to her depression and sadness. However, he did not realize her extreme feelings for him. Pocahontas adapted to the European culture out of survival instincts and not personal desire. Her body turned to defense mode and did whatever was required for her to become apart of a colony once more. She must have felt that she was betraying her people for rejecting her true culture to adapt a new one, but she honestly had no choice. When John Smith left, she became a hollow, numb shell that simply lived for survival. Most likely, she was never truly happy in the circumstances she was put through. Pocahontas was a true Native American no matter what the church claims baptisms do. She never gave up her culture and held on to her language and appreciation of nature.
Zeina Issa PD 2
PART TWO OF RESPONSE (the whole thing didn't fit on one)
It was not her fate to end up living a short, unhappy life in England. Her accomplishments were stunning, and she did not deserve to lose her love and home. However, it was fate for her to end up in England. She was curious with John Smith, which resulted in her being the crucial connection point between the Old and New Worlds. It only makes sense that she obtains the opportunity to visit the place she was infatuated with. The unhappiness in her life, however, was not fate. With all of the criticism and the banishing she received from both her people and the colonists, Pocahontas probably never realized how important she was in creating a multicultural world. She believed she was being weak and a traitor by letting her people down and becoming one of the people who killed her own. She enacted the most important connection between to cultures. Without her, the country we live in would have never been created.
The experiences at Jamestown invented America because not did it contain the first representative government, but it also laid the foundation for our country. It strongly supports the thesis of the Time Magazine Articles on Jamestown.
This brutal cultural conquest is inevitable when the colonists are not ignorant. The Europeans could have peacefully merged with the Native American and shared their knowledge and tools, however the colonists were ignorant and power hungry. There are very few upsides to being colonized. The new resources people gain from being colonized are helpful, however when their land is taken from underneath them, everything they gain is useless.
If Rolfe is required to explain why he wants to marry Pocahontas, this insinuates that he needs to prove that a Native American is worthy for a European. John Rolfe was less ignorant than the others, but did nothing to help the situation in the colony. He believed that he needs to take care of himself and his business, and he did not oppose the requirement of describing his reasons for marrying Pocahontas. The only qualities Rolfe and Smith shared were stubbornness. Rolfe is useless to Pocahontas, for she does not love him, care for him, and does not need his help in surviving. He did not do much for the colony either, since he left for England soon after.
The fact that she was a Native American with the appearance European attracted his attention. He used her as advertisement for his tobacco business. He never truly saw her gentle spirit in its Native American form, therefor he’s unaware. John Smith saw her in her tribe and natural habitat, which attracted him.
Pocahontas may be angry with Smith for lying to her, but relieved that he is alive. Her conflicted feelings will then turn to Rolfe, and if she should stay married to him when her true love is alive.
Pocahontas shows her unhappiness by crying. She has thinks John Smith is dead and that was the person that she liked so she is very sad. Pocahontas is like a hostage in Jamestown. Pocahontas doesn't have a good future with the English. She is their hostage and she won't be free. It doesn't seem that she will find herself because she lost her family, people, and Smith. I don't think that you can completely be part of a different culture to your core. You will always remmber how you grew up and who you grew up with. I don't think it is possible for someone to be completely changed to a different culture to their core. Yes, John Smith is a hero for refusing to turn Pocahontas into a hostage and he is a jerk for lying to her and leaving Jamestown for futher expeditions. I think it was vey dificult for Pocahontas to become acculturated into the ways of the Europeans. It is hard for anyone to completely change how they do things and do them a different way. She must have felt very scared and sad to reject everything and accept a new culture. I don't think she could ever really be happy in such circumstances. I do think that it was her fate to end up this way between the Old and New Worlds. I don't think she realized how important she was to the colonists by saving their lives and create an interconnected world. Jamestown was the first permanent colony that started in America. I think the thesis of Times Magazine was correct. This kind of brutal cultural conquest was inevitable when starting a colony because the colonists had to fight with the Powhatan constantly. The upside of being colonized was it spread the land of your country and brought wealth to them. The English took marriage very seriously. John Rolfe was a honest and nice man and had similar qualities like John Smith. They were both good men that took care of Jamestown as best as they could. John Rolfe is very important to Pocahontas and Jamestown because he was married to Pocahontas and he took care of Jamestown. I think Rolfe was attracted to Pocahontas because she was kind and was a free spirit. This is what endears her to the English and someone special. I think if Pocahontas and Smith meet again she would be angry at him but she didn't know how much he did for her.
Jillian Wechter
Pocahontas is very physical about her unhappiness. she kind of throws herself around and crys about it. She will soon become an average colonist who will work for what she earns. I think it is possible to become accultured into another culture but there is always going to parts of you from the other culture no matter what. Sooner or later the cultures will all blend together and the English culture will start to be more dominant then the other. I think the fact that john smith refused to take her as a hostage at the very least shows that he was a good man. I think it was very hard for Pocahontas to accept a culture that is so different from anything she has ever known. Her happiness is powssible if she fids a balance. Her fate was evident from the start. Since she was at a point between the new world and old there was bound to be some casualties because her body would be vulnerable to all the new things in England. I feel like she never really knew how important she was because she was alive long enough to fully see all the changes that occurred because of her. Jamestown was a template for America because of the hard work and effort put into it. I think there was a better way than just killing countless people, however there is no way to change time and there was an upside to colonization because it lead us to where we are today. Rolfe shows that he thinks he is superior because he makes choices of off his culture and doesn't even stop to ask about her old culture. John is a stand up guy and although he does try to change Pocahontas more than smith ever would have he does show compassion for her and understanding. I feel like Rolfe isn't very important to either Pocahontas or the colony. He is just kind of there to fill the space and help with the work. I think Rolfe was attracted to her because of how kind and innocent she was. I also thing the fact that she was so different contributed to that also. THe English are fascinated with her because of these pure qualities and that's what makes her so much more likeable. I think it is impossible for her to forget about Smith because he left things so unfinished. I feel like she needed closure before she could fully move on with Rolfe so she has to meet with smith again.
Shawn HORN
Period-#4
John Ralfe is a regular colonist that is in love with Pocahontas and simply wants a relationship with her. The only quality that Ralfe has that John Smith had is their love for Pocahontas and the love they give to her. John ralfe is extremely importnat to Jamestown colony because it help the colony grow. He is also important to Pocahontas because it helped the Native Americans and the colonist come together. No because before John Ralfe and Pocahontas got married they never talked before, Smith and Pocahontas did. I believe that Pocahontas' looks attracted Ralfe. I believe that Pocahontas will leave Ralfe for Smith again because of their great relationship before.
Pocahontas shows her unhappiness by grieving and crying. I don’t think that she will never find herself again.
However,
I also don’t think that it is possible to become completely acculturated right down to your core being, because most of the English customs
were so drastically different from what she had been taught. John Smith is good for not taking Pocahontas as hostage, but he can
also be viewed negatively for lying to and leaving Pocahontas. It was probably very hard for Pocahontas to become acculturated in the ways of the Europeans because
of how different European culture is from her native culture.
As the point of connection between the Old and New words,
Pocahontas was destined to be unhappy. Yet, I don’t think she realized how important she truly was. Jamestown invented America by
creating a representative democracy, living in somewhat-relative equality, and by sharing hardships.
This supports the thesis of the Time magazine articles because Jamestown had many of the same values that the U.S. has today. When
colonization is the goal, this conquest is inevitable. The only advantage to this would maybe be
the fact that you get to learn a new culture.
This shows the cultural superior attitudes of the Europeans because Rolfe had to explain why he
wanted to marry an “inferior savage”. Rolfe was just a proper English farmer, but he shared some of Smith’s qualities, like being
daring and adventurous. Rolfe literally saved Jamestown with cultivation of tobacco, so he was incredibly important. He is also
important to Pocahontas because I believe that he is what kept her at least somewhat happy, and he also probably was what kept her in the colony. I believe
that Pocahontas’ nature is what led Rolfe to want to marry her in the first place, and I also think that is what endears her to the English.
If they were to meet again, I don’t think Pocahontas would be
disloyal to Rolfe, and I don’t think she would try to court Smith. That is simply not who she is.
Ashley Bauer
Period 3
Pocahontas is devasted by the loss of Smith. She bursts into tears and spends days in silence, she remains depressed. She has a promising future among the English, she is able to speak their language and can easily dress and act like them. I don't think that she will ever find herself again, her culture, family and everything she's ever known has been ripped away from her. It is possible to be acculturaed into another culture but I believe that you can never be completely part of it, the core of her being will always be with her people and no one can ever change that or take it away from her. I think that Smith's intentions for refusing to take her hostage were good but overall he's a jerk for lying to her and leaving her in Jamestown. Smith literally left her after she had been cast out from her people for helping him and even after she told him that she would want to be with him no matter the cost. I think it would have been very difficult for her to acculturate into the ways of the Europeans. I think it must have been painful and heart breaking for her to reject everything she had been raised with and accept a strange new culture. I think that she will never be as happy as she used to be but she could still be happy. I think that as the point of connection between the old and new world that this had to happen, you simply can't just experience a small amount of a completely different culture. I dont think she ever realized how important she was in helping to bring the two worlds together to create a new global, interconnected world. I think that the Jamestown colonist were, in fact, inventing America because you can see the same morals that America was built on such as hard work, determination and sadly even the enslavement and mass slaughter of other peoples that is so prevalent in American history. In short order, the English forcibly remove the Indians from their land in order to take it from them, burning villages and confiscating food, driving the Indians deep into the woods, a pattern the Europeans would repeat over and over again in the New World. I think that this kind of brutal conquest is always avoidable if you are willing to try hard enough and actually care, which in fact they did not. The upside to this is that Jamestown was colonized and and America eventually became and established country that would make massive leadways in the world and from then on out change the world entirely. John Rolfe is a gentlemen of a high social standing in the community, him and Smith have both made leadways in the colonies. John Rolfe is important to the colony because he harvest tobacco as a cash crops and brings in money for the colony and he is valuable to Pocahontas because she begins to develop a strong relationship with him. Pocahontas' kindly, gentle nature and a free spirit attracted John Rolfe to her and endears her to the English as someone special and worthy of reverence. As she finds out King James has invited her to England for a royal audience, she also learns that Smith is, in fact, alive and in England. This now causes a personal conflict for her and a problem for John Rolfe, who now must try to find a way to reconcile her feelings for John Smith. I think that she will be upset and angry that Smith left her but also overjoyed that he is still alive.
Rowand Barqawi
Period: 2
It looks like Pocahontas is having a nice life as a colonist, but if you pay attention to her body language in the movie, it seems like she has something always on her mind, which is John Smith. John Rolfe has treated Pocahontas very well and with great respect as she is, but Smith has a different connection with her that changes the way she looks at Smith than her own husband. I honestly feel like she will leave John Rolfe for John Smith only because the point of a movie is to make it as dramatic as possible.
John Smith left Jamestown and Pocahontas was told a lie that he drowned while on his latest expedition. With Smith out of the picture, Pocahontas becomes morose and unhappy. Pocahontas expresses her anger and distress by crying a lot and spending a lot of time by herself. She does not smile the way she used to, like how she did when she was around John Smith. Her future with the English will be what she makes of it. She could try and help the English with what she learned from the Indians or she could just sit around and mope. An older lady is taking care of her while Pocahontas acts like a rag doll. Pocahontas needs someone to save her and that someone is John Smith: the only person who can’t help her. I think even if Pocahontas becomes friendly with the Europeans and she learns their traditions, she is truly never one of them. She grew up as an Indian and she will truly always be that in your heart. John Smith is stupid for not turning Pocahontas into a hostage. It would have helped the colonists out in the long run. Instead, he was too crazy in love with Pocahontas to harm her. If he turned Pocahontas into a hostage, he could have used her as a prize. He could have made the Indians trade food for the girl. Or money for the girl. Instead, he doesn’t turn Pocahontas into a hostage. He is not a jerk for lying to Pocahontas. He does not have to tell her anything. They are not married and they do not fully trust each other. I think it was a little hard for Pocahontas to fit in with the ways of the Europeans. I think this in terms of clothing. For example, she had to wear a long fitted dress and high heels when she was normal half-naked and barefoot. However, Pocahontas may have liked the learning aspect of the Europeans customs and traditions because she was always fascinated with John Smith. But all in all, I think Pocahontas was unhappy about giving up her beliefs and learning the Europeans ways. Pocahontas is acculturated into the life of a European at Jamestown, taught European customs, dress and given a new name, Rebecca. When the ships returned from England, new settlers, including John Rolfe are on board. Her entry into the Old World will be one of discovery for her, cultural conflict within herself and ultimately, a short relatively unhappy life. As the point of connection between the Old and the New Worlds, I think it was Pocahontas’s fate to end up this way. I think Pocahontas might have been unhappy during the time of her life with the colonists, but she was so important. Pocahontas most likely never realized how much of a connection point she was in history. She probably thought herself as a rebellious girl to her father and fellow Indians. But she really helped create a connected world. It might be said that Jamestown was the start of America. George Washington grew up in Virginia, it was apart of the 13 original colonies and even the clothes came from here. Yes, I think this supports the thesis statement in the Time Magazine Articles.
The Englishmen make John Rolfe and Pocahontas take many steps in the Christian life before becoming married. Pocahontas must be baptized and start her journey as a proper Englishwoman. John Rolfe must explain why he wants to marry Pocahontas. This shows how cultural was a great part of the colonists in Jamestown. Pocahontas will fall in love with Smith the moment she sees him. Pocahontas will want to marry Smith now and divorce John Rolfe.
Cassidy Locke
Period 3
When she hears the "news" of Smith's death she becomes very depressed and cries and is silent for days. She has a very promising future among the english, they are way more advanced than her tribe ever was and will have more opportunities to live a better life. I don't think she will ever find herself again. She has lost everything that she is familiar with and has known. She was kicked out of her tribe, she now has to adapt to the English culture and now she just learned of Smith's "death". No, because the people who were born into that culture will always know more than someone who just started to assimilate to the culture 13 years into their life and you will always look different from everyone else. But they could probably come close to being completely part of a culture.Yes he has good intentions by not taking her hostage, in his mind it was what was best for her but in the end he left her there in Jamestown. It was probably very difficult for her to acculturate to the English ways of living but like the colonists she had a rocky start but after a while she got the hang of it. It was probably also very strange for her to wear the heavy clothes that women wore back then when she was used to wearing animal skins that were very thin and didn't cover you head to toe. She probably felt like she was dishonoring her culture and tribe by rejecting everything she has ever known for a new culture. I think that after a while of getting used to the culture she will be happy. Yes, she threw herself on John Smith, saving his life and allowing the indians to accept him as one of their own and so she is the major link between the two cultures. No because back then they didn't know what a lasting impact she would have on the world in the future. The brutality could've been avoided by the colonists looking for other places to live.I think she may not take him back because he did help her to get exiled from her tribe and he did leave her in Jamestown by herself.
Deven Patel
Pd.8
Pocahontas expresses her unhappiness by crying and stops communicating with the other colonists. I think Pocahontas will have a very bright future with the English. She would need someone to guide her and help her adapt to the cultures of them first. I don’t think she’ll ever find herself again. It is possible to be acculturated into another culture and become completely a part of it.
I think that John Smith both a jerk and a hero. John Smith and Pocahontas had great relationship and for him leaving, Pocahontas was devastated. He was also a hero to her for not making her a hostage. I think it was very hard for Pocahontas to acculturate into the ways of the Europeans. She probably was very awkward, but she eventually got use to it. It was also really hard to reject all of the ideas she grew up with and immediately change them. I don’t think she could ever have been happy in these circumstances. I think Pocahontas was going to inevitably end up changing. She probably never understood to the full extent how important she was.
Through the experience of Jamestown, the colonists were inventing America. The colonists experienced hardships and other struggles but they persevered. This is shown through their work ethic and beliefs the settlers had. The common work ethic of modern day America was present in the very first colonists at Jamestown. I do believe this supports the thesis of the Time Magazine articles on Jamestown.
The English forcibly remove Indians from their land. I don’t think this brutal cultural conquest is inevitable but it is common and usually it happens. Colonization can have an upside but usually in has a negative effect.
Rolfe explaining why he wants to marry Pocahontas shows cultural superiority by showing her affection and help during a bad time for her. He shows that in their culture, they marry for love and not for arranged marriages.
John Rolfe is a very nice guy that truly loves her. Pocahontas even says, you are the man I thought you were and more. Rolfe and Smith don’t have much in common. I think that Pocahontas’s nature and spirit did attract John Rolfe to her. John Rolfe is important to Pocahontas because she needs him for love and their kid. Rolfe is a tobacco farmer which is very important to the colony.
Pocahontas’s free spirit is what attracted Rolfe to her. This is also why the English love her since most Native Americans were steady and wary at first. Pocahontas was slightly comfortable. If John Smith and Pocahontas met again, they would discuss the fun times they had but they will have to accept they were not meant for each other and move on.
Pocahontas expresses her emotional instability when she becomes separate from the colonists, she likes to be alone a lot, and much of her time spent is used thinking to herself, without the incorporation of others. Eventually Pocahontas does come to terms with herself and accepts that she is now a Englishwomen, but that will take time. I believe that Pocahontas never "fully" became part of the English culture. She always remembered her father, and always wanted his forgiveness. I don't think John Smith is necessarily a hero for not accepting Pocahontas as a hostage, she was treated well and he understood that the only reason for her being a hostage is because the colonists were being killed off by the Natives. Now I don't think John Smith was a jerk either, according to the movie he truly loved her, and only wanted the best for her, but I believe his expectations of the colonists were wrong. I think it was extremely hard for Pocahontas to be acculturated, it was like your sole being ripped in two. I think after a while, once she has come to terms with herself, she could be happy again. I don't think it was her "fate" to end up this way. I think that she could have flipped and stayed with her father instead of siding with the colonists, it was just that she cared so much about John Smith that caused her to save his life. I don't think she knew how important she was to bring the two worlds together, I think she only knew why she sided with the colonists, and didn't side with them do to the possibility of making an interconnected world. Jamestown invented America because it inadvertently connect Europe and North America which sparked the growth and revolution of the United States. I think this does support the thesis of the Time Magazine articles we have been reading. i think this kind of brutal cultural conquest is not inevitable, if handled correctly, can be exploited to achieve something. Being colonized gives you protection, technology, and cultures that may benefit your community. This shoes the culturally superior attitudes of the English because it shows that Pocahontas was not forced to marry someone she did not truly love, and instead had to make the choice of marriage. He does have some of the qualities of John Smith, he is charming, hardworking, and has a positive attitude whenever possible. James Rolfe was an extremely valuable and loving person to both Pocahontas and the Jamestown colony. I think this her nature is what attracted her to John Rolfe, he saw that inside she was one of the most caring and compassionate people at that time, and this is why both England and John Rolfe loved her so. I think she will cry when she sees John Smith, but will not give up her relationship, she will just say her last words to John Smith.
AnnaMarie Couce
Period 3
She expresses her unhappiness by crying and being silent for days. She has a bright future among the English because she can learn so much more from them. It does't seem she will ever find herself again. I do not think it is possible to become acculturated to another culture right down to the core because you will always be a part of that culture and you will always have instincts and beliefs from that culture. JohnSmith is a hero for not taking Pocahontas hostage with him because he was just looking after her. I think Pocahontas felt off trying to acculturate but she did well. I do not think she will ever understand how important she was to bringing the two worlds together. America was invented by Jamestown because that was where it all started. John Rolfe is important to the Jamestown story because he got Pocahontas to show him about the cultivation of tobacco. I think that if Pocahontas ever meeds John Smith again she will feel conflicted because she is newly married. She may feel happy to see him but I think she has moved on.
Ariana Palagruto
Period 8
I think that after she had gone through a deep depression and after finding happiness with Rolfe she will choose to not leave Rolfe for John because he broke her heart so long ago. If they eventually meet again I feel that she will resent john and will feel spiteful towards him in fact. He lied to her and faked his death causing her such unbearable pain. But of course john might try to win her back but I feel that Rolfe will keep a close eye on both him and her and will stop that from happening.
Alyssa Eshelman
Pd. 8
Pocahontas expressed her unhappiness by roaming the settlement by herself and crying. I think Pocahontas has a bright future with the English. I don’t think she can ever fully become herself again because she had to leave everything she has ever known. Although she has to try to make the best of it. I don’t think you can become acculturated into another culture right down to the core because there’s always going to be a part of you that has your old culture. You can’t change where you come from. John Smith could be considered a hero for not taking Pocahontas as a hostage, but he still should not have lied to her. I think it was not very difficult for Pocahontas because she caught on with speaking English very quickly and the English life was much better than the Native life. I think that for Pocahontas, changing her lifestyle was the hardest part. While she learned English, the core beliefs of her people was so polar to the European. As the bridge between the Old and New words, she was almost destined to be unhappy. With great power comes great responsibility. I do not think she ever could be truly happy. I do not think it even crossed her mind that she was such a tremendous and important milestone in the bridge between the Old and New Worlds.I think it was her own fate that she had in her hands... I say this because she is one of the most important people to the history of that time period. I do think that she eventually realized how important she was in helping to bring the two worlds together to create a new global and united world. Through the experience at Jamestown, it might have been said that they were inventing and improving America because of how they didn’t just give up and they kept trying to improve Jamestown. I do think this supports the thesis of the Time Magazine articles on Jamestown. Yes there is an upside to being colonized. This showed that the English because John Rolfe believed that he had more over taken power than Pocahontas.Brutal cultural conquest is a sad inevitability in conquering a country that is already inhabited. There is no upside in being colonized unless there is a treaty to be left alone with your own land and rights, which the natives did not get in the end. This shows the English thought they were superior because of their advanced society and determination to get what they want. John Rolfe was a very intelligent man and knew how to make money. He was charming and smart, like Smith. He is extremely important to Jamestown because he was the largest contributor to it's wealth growing and selling tobacco. This is most likely what attracted John Rolfe to Pocahontas, her free spirit and kindness. This is what endears her to the English and someone worth of reverence. Pocahontas may become very emotional if she were to meet Smith again, but remain loyal to Rolfe and still care about him.
Kyle Massi
Period 3
12/22/14
Pocahontas expresses her unhappiness. Pocahontas does this by crying very much and keep to herself for a little. In my opinion, I feel that she honestly has an alright future among the English. As of right now, it might not seem that she will ever find herself, but in the future she will. I don't believe that it's possible to be acculturated into another culture and be completely apart of it. I don't believe this because you're so used to your own culture, and then trying to change to a completely different one would be extremely difficult in my opinion. I wouldn't say that John Smith is a hero for this, nor a jerk, he's just doing whats best for the both of them. I believe that it must have been very difficult to acculturate to the english, but Pocahontas got used to it, pretty much because she knew she had to. I feel that it must have felt terrible to be rejected, I don't know what I would do if I was in her situation. But, I do believe that one day she could be happy, it would just take some time. I don't believe that it was her fate to end up this way, but hey thats just my opinion, others could disagree. Yes, I do believe that she realized how much how important she was to helping bring the two worlds together. I'm not sure how it might be said, but through Jamestown they were inventing America in a way. Different cultures coming together trying to adapt to each others world. Yes, I do believe this supports the thesis of the time articles on Jamestown we've been reading. Yes, this kind of brutal conquest is not inevitable. I do believe that if you want to gain land you have to do whatever you have to do to get it. I feel that being colonized will always have its ups and its downs. This shows that culture is very important to the English, because Rolfe has to go through so much to marry Pocahontas. Rolfe was just a proper English farmer, but I do believe he shares some of Smiths qualities, one of those being daring because he did whatever he had to do. I feel that Rolfe isn't that important to Pocahontas, because we all know who really is… John Smith. But I feel that he's important to the Jamestown colony because he took many actions and never left them. I do believe Pocahontas's qualities are what attracted Rolfe, because who wouldn't be attracted by that? I also think that is what endears her to the English. If they were to meet again, I believe that Pocahontas wouldn't be disloyal to Rolfe, and I don't believe she would even try with John Smith.
stacy totolou
Pocahontas expresses her unhappiness by crying, keeping quiet and staying away from the other colonists. she has a wealthy future with a new husband. no it doesn't seem she wont find herself again because she is a strong person. yes it is possible to be acculturated into a culture right down to the being if you truly believe it is what you want and you are sure of your decision. i think he is a hero because he fought for her knowing if they would turn her into a slave. also he is a jerk for lying to the person he loves in such a harsh way. i don't think it would be too hard for her because smith did teach her some things everyday. i think it was hard for her because i know i wouldn't be able to be raised with certain beliefs and them have them teared away. after giving her some time i do think she could. yes i believe it was her fait for the reason of everything happening for a reason. no i don't rally think she realized what she did but maybe she knew she was a part of the change. this was said by all the hard work and tough times everyone was going through and all the lose along the way the colonists make a difference everyday improving the land they settled on. this kind of brutal culture conquest is not inevitable because in the end it could achieve something. there is an upside to being colonized because it sets your boundaries and teaches you many things. this shows the attitude of the English by how much he cares that Pocahontas is ready to be married and has closure. john rolfe was intelligent and wealthy in ways you could compare him to john smith. tobacco being the cash crop and rolfe contributing most meant he was very important. it might have been because of the same reason but they must have felt a different connection. yes this is what endears her to the English. i would believe she still has feelings for him but is mad at smith and so i don't think anything more then friendship will happen to him.
Pocohontas expresses her unhappiness by crying a lot and a lot of Jamestown could tell she never knew what to do with herself. I believe as of right now it seems like she wont be able to find happiness ever again and express who she really is but she will find her way out of it. if she was to ever see john smith again she would have a hard choice. she would obviously pick john smith in the end but she did marry john ruff and she showed a lot of love and affection towards him but nothing ever compares to the relationship between the two of them. Even apart from eachother for the longest amount of time they will always love eachother no matter what. they had a special bond and they were meant for eachother, in their relationship age did not matter. the qualities of pocohontas is what attracted rolfe so much. I don't believe she would be disloyal to rolfe because he knew how much they cared for eachother and the love they gave eachother.
She expresses her unhappiness by crying, and then adopting the customs of the europeans. she has a future with the english probably forever, and she will always do english customs and dress like the english. She will probably never be her full "one with the nature" self again. I believe that you can be acculturated into another culture, but it is not possible for anyone to actually become completely of it when they were part of another culture. I believe he is not a hero because he could have said it straight to her face, that he was leaving, instead of lying to her, and making her grieve the way she did, and making her feel bad for him. I think that pocahontas did have a little trouble adjusting to the change at first, but it probably only took a little while, and it probably felt a little strange following that new type of culture. I believe her fate waas to end up this way. I also think she did feel a little bit of pride for helping the europeans continue living in the new world and helping them succeed at their goal. I think that at Jamestown they were inventing america because they were spreading and diffusing things we still have in our primary lives today. When rolfe has to explain why he loves her i think that this shows that the english folk are very proper. I believe that rolfe is not as much of a lying person that smith was because he was proper enough to explain why he loved her. Pocahontas' kind free spirit is probably what attracted John Rolfe to her. I think that if John smith an pocahontas ever meet again, she will be mad at him, but they will come to an understanding,. There will still be tension between them though.
Joe Urban
Period 8
She expresses her unhappiness by being very quiet. She also asks questions about Smith. She has a pretty good future among the English. They have someone teach her all the English ways and many people think she is attractive. She will eventually find herself again. No matter how upset someone is about a loss they will always be able to find themselves again. I think it is very possible for someone to be acculturated to a new culture and become part of it. But I don't think they will become part of it down to the core of their being. They will always have memories and a little bit of the feeling they had from their old culture. I believe that John Smith is a hero for refusing to turn Pocahontas into a hostage because he allowed her to enjoy life with the English and become respected. I think it was very difficult for Pocahontas to be acculturated to the English because her old culture was extremely different. It was probably upsetting to her to have to forget about everything and become a part of a new culture. I still think it is possible for her to be happy in these circumstances. I think it was her fate to end up this way with the way she treated Smith and the Europeans. I don't think she ever realized how important she was in bringing the two worlds together. They were inventing America by exchanging cultures with other civilizations. I think this does support the thesis of the time magazine articles we have been reading.The europeans kicked the Indians out of their land many times. This is important when colonization is the goal because you need as much land as possible. There is an upside to be colonized because it links worlds together. This shows that they marry who they want to marry and they are able to choose their lives. John Rolfe is a very smart man. He started growing tobacco which became a major cash crop for the Europeans. He has some equalities that smith had. He shows great leadership and is in love with Pocahontas. John Rolfe is very important to Pocahontas as he ends up marrying her. He is very important to Jamestown because he discovers tobacco which gets them a lot of money. I think the fact that Pocahontas is kind and free spirited is what attracted John Rolfe. This endears her to the English and someone special and worthy of reverence. I think she will stay with Rolfe but will always have feelings for smith and deep inside she will want to be with him.
Brian Finneran
12-22-14
Period 3
Pocahontas shows her emotion by crying and sulking around the colony almost as if she is in a trance. Although it may take a while for her to fully recover from Smith's "death" I believe her future shows promise and she will find herself again. Pocahontas is a very wise young women and the colonists are very advanced so I believe she will fit in well because the colonists will teach them their culture. I believe it is very possible to be acculturated into another culture, but not right down to the core. Pocahontas will always have her native background which was how she was raised. She has the roots of the natives Americans embedded in her body and no matter what culture she changes to she will not be able to forget them. John Smith is a hero for refusing to turn Pocahontas into a hostage because he was thinking of her and trying to benefit her. He was not going to enslave her and make her miserable he decided to do what he thought was right. Smith was not being a jerk when he lied about leaving Jamestown because he did it to protect Pocahontas which is another display of how Smith helped Pocahontas. I think it was a challenge for Pocahontas to be acculturated into the ways of the Europeans because they are so different then what she had learned her whole life. It must have been extremely difficult to reject everything she had been raised with and learn a strange new culture. I think it would be hard to be happy under these circumstances, but it is always possible to have happiness no matter what the conditions are. I do think it was her fate as the connection between the new worlds to become and Englishwoman named Rebecca. I do not think she ever realized how important she was in helping to bring the worlds together, she was just doing what she felt was right. Jamestown invented America because it was the first colony from the old world that lasted in America. It endured many challenges and yet still ended up successful and extremely influential. I do support the thesis of the Times Magazines articles because Jamestown is where our country originated. When colonization is the goal people will do anything to be successful so they will often resort to violence much like the English did. There are upsides to being colonized because the new countries culture can be diffused into the other and there can be an exchange of resources. The English express their affection differently then she is used to. John Rolfe is a very noble and good man who has a lot of feeling for Pocahontas. John Rolfe is similar to Smith in some ways, but Rolfe helped acculturate Pocahontas to the European lifestyle. He is very helpful to Pocahontas because without her she may have never fully understood the European culture. This is what attracted John Rolfe to her. Pocahontas fits into the English endears because she is extremely wise, kind, and friendly. I think Pocahontas has moved on from Smith because she has Rolfe now and loves and cares for him.
She expressed her unhappiness by acting very emotional, mournful, and unresponsive. She probably has an unhappy future among the English. Everything is more set up, less genuine, less free-willed and carefree. I don't think she will be able to find true happiness once again, unless she later on rekindles her relationship with John Smith. I don't think that is possible. If you grew up as being someone different, you will never rid yourself completely of who you were during then, as there will be some habits that you will never be able to get rid of. Yes, John Smith was a hero for refusing to turn Pocahontas into a hostage. If it wasn't for him, they would always have a misunderstanding of the natives, and hold innocent hostages. He was looking after her and doing what he thought was best for her, even if it left her heartbroken. I don't think it was as difficult as it would be for the average native, considering she's a fast learner, was determined, and already knew a little bit about the culture. It must've been very difficult to reject everything she had been raised with and accept a strange, new culture. She had to leave everything behind, knowing she could never go back. It was as if she basically had to be reborn and relearn everything again, which I could imagine being emotionally exhausting, especially with now having the full consciousness she didn't have as an infant. I don't think she could ever be truly happy again considering the circumstances. Life is far less carefree from what she's used to living as a European. I don't think it was her fate to end up this way. I believe if things were handled differently, the natives and Europeans could've been somewhat peaceful and civil with each other, and she could've continued to be happy crossing over the lines. I don't think she was ever very aware of how important she was. Most of the time she seemed to be focused on being with John Smith, and less conscious of how her efforts of being happy with him effected the relationship between the natives and Europeans. It might be said that Jamestown was the first permanent European settlement in North America, which then could be considered invention of America. Yes, I think this does support the thesis of the Time Magazine articles. For the most part, yes, this kind of brutal cultural conquest inevitable when colonization is the goal. With misunderstanding normally comes distrust and defense. Yes, there is an upside of being colonized. They then get to live, which they obviously had a reason for doing so. It shows as if Pocahontas, previously being a native, is not equal to them and so you'd have to question more than you would if he were marrying another pure European. John Rolfe is an intelligent, confident, and determined man, much like Smith. He is important to Pocahontas by helping her repair her broken heart. He is important to Jamestown by being the founder of the tobacco cash crop and knowing so much about it. I think this is what attracted John Rolfe to her. As I said, him and Smith were very similar. I don't think she will know what to do when they eventually meet again, so she'd initially avoid him.
Kyle Lucca
Period 3
She expresses her unhappiness by carrying herself very miserably and sulking around Jamestown. She doesn't have a very bright future among the English because they don't take very kindly to her. I don't think she will find herself again for a very long time or until she finds John Smith. I think it is possible to acculturate yourself into another culture if you have a positive and open minded attitude about it. Pocahontas doesn't have this so it will be very hard to acculturate herself. John Smith is a hero because Pocahontas saved Jamestown so she shouldn't ever be treated unfairly. I believe it was very difficult for Pocahontas to acculturate herself into the ways of the Europeans. I think it probably felt very strange to be thrown into a whole new culture. I don't think she could ever have been happy in these circumstances especially without John Smith. I don't think Pocahontas ever realized how much she helped in bringing the two worlds together. I don't think this brutal conquest is inevitable when colonizing. The upside to colonization is starting fresh a new world. John Rolfe is a leader because he started the cash crop in Virginia. This is similar to John Smith. He is important in getting Pocahontas back on track in life. I think her free spirit is what attracted Rolfe to her. I think Pocahontas will be happy to see Smith but will have to stay loyal to Rolfe because she is married to him.
Claudia DePlato
Period 3
Pocahontas shows her unhappiness by crying and being way from the English people. it is obvious that she is distraught about the death of john smith. I think that she will eventually find herself again but its going to take awhile. She has been through so much emotional drama at this point. I think that john smith did the right thing in not taking her as a hostage. He has always loved her from the beginning, the last thing he could do was keep her trapped like a bird in a cage. I think that it will take a long time for her to adjust as a European, she has lived her life as a free spirit in nature with her tribe. Now she is going to live in busy streets with new technology and so much to learn. She has to basically start her whole life over again, try to forget about John Smith. i think the reason Pocahontas fell for John Rolfe is because he shows some of John Smiths attributes. Rolfe is immensely valuable to the colon because he discovered the cash crop tobacco. This lead to the prosperity of Jamestown and future colonies.
Lorenzo Morello
Pd.3
12-22-14
Pocahontas expresses her unhappiness by just overall not acting her same, happy self. You could easily tell she was depressed and upset. The future she has in the future among the English is a pretty well relationship, I think she gets along well with them and enjoyed her life there. It seems like she will find herself again because now she has a family she can be happy with all the time and enjoy life. Yes, it is possible because all you have to do is try fitting yourself in whether its acting like them, dressing like them, religion, or even just how you live your life. Yes, John Smith is a hero because she would have had to face many difficulties in her life with her hometown people, fights, finding food and having to process it and not having a relationship with anyone. I don't think it was too difficult to become acculturated with the Europeans because she acted as if she was one of them for a long time. It was probably extremely difficult to leave everything she has started and then have to restart because she would never be close to the same as how she was. I do not think she could have been happy in such circumstances because everything she would of had to gone through would of been way to tough to handle. I personally do think it was her fate to end up like this, she had to make some very hard decisions in order to become what she had. She most likely didn't realize how important she was helping to bring the two worlds together to create a new global, interconnected world because she didn't really have enough knowledge and facts to realize the things that she was doing. It may have been said that through the experience of Jamestown they were inventing America because they started so much that led on and on to the future and people just kept on going on with it, Jamestown started that trend. I do think what we are reading supports the thesis of the Time Magazine articles on Jamestown because there are a ton of true facts in it. It is not inevitable because there was so much we accomplished in it. Yes, there is an upside because you will be known later in life. This shows that the English attitudes had to be good and know a lot also to have a lot of reasons. John Rolfe in my opinion was a very educated man who knew a lot about what he was doing in life. He does have some qualities that Smith had but not all, one being leadership, Smith had way better leadership. He was very important because he started a lot and assisted on so much with Pocahontas and the Jamestown colony. Yes, I do think this is what attracted Rolfe to her because that's every mans dream girl, one who can do anything you ask for. It is what endears her to the English because she liked people with a lot of knowledge and respect, also ones that showed a lot of love. What I think she will do when her and Smith see again is kind of ignore him because she will feel bad and awkward because she kind of just left him hanging and now she has a whole family.
Janel Weeks
Period 3
Pocahontas shows her unhappiness throughout the film by walking around moping and barely talking to anyone unless she has to. I think that she has a really great future ahead of her with the Europeans. This is because once she learns to adapt to their culture it will be a good life for her. I do think that she has a chance of finding herself again, you always are who you are no matter what changes in your life around you. With that being said, as long as she remembers her roots and who she was before she will always have that part of her with her. I don't think that she could ever fully be acculturated to their way of life though. The way she grew up will always be apart of her that will interfere with her adapting to their way of life. I don't think that John smith was a hero but by all means he wasn't a jerk. He was a good man for not making Pocahontas a hostage however, then he left leaving her alone and devastated. Even if they said they didn't have a romantic relationship they cared for each other so it was hard to see him go without saying goodbye. I think it was extremely difficult for her to adapt to their culture because it wasn't anything like her own and now that Smith was gone she was alone to figure this out. She was such an important individual but was most likely never happen because she was never given the chance to be happy. Jamestown crafted our life today it connected Europe and North America. This definitely expresses the information in the Time Magazine articles. I think there are upsides and downsides of colonizing. Being that disagreements can cause uprisings but agreement can cause culture to grow. The Europeans could live their lives the way they wanted to live them, he was very important man who fell in love with Pocahontas. They eventually married and he was very important in Jamestown because he was such a smart man, similar to Smith. They both had great leadership qualities. However, even though Pocahontas married him she obviously was still in love with Smith. I think that Pocahontas and Rolfes similar personalities is what brought together. I think that when Pocahontas sees Smith again she will be overwhelmed with a sea of emotions. I think she will clearly stay married to her husband but her feelings for smith will come back and make things difficult.
Pocahontas acts as though she doesn't know where she is and she stays away from others and cries. Compared to the life she had with her tribe the life that she will have with the English seems uneventful and not as happy as before, but other than that it's a probably successful future that she might have. I doesn't really seem as though she'll ever find herself again. No, I feel like you can acculturate yourself into another culture on the surface, but especially with Pocahontas I feel as though she'll never forget her old culture and the friends and family that she shared it with. I don't think we could go as far as say he was a hero for refusing to turn Pocahontas into a hostage, but he is a good person for it. I also don't think that you could call John Smith a jerk, it definitely wasn't the best choice that he could've made for his relationship, but he did what he had to do. I think that since Pocahontas is a very intelligent person I wasn't too difficult for her to become acculturated with the English. I think is was more painful for her since she had lost basically everything and now all of a sudden she is thrown into a new group of people with new expectations and a very different culture. I don't think that Pocahontas could've genuinely happy in such circumstances. I don't think that it was her fate, I think it was her decisions that led to this, not fate, if she had never let John Smith live when she first met him she would not have been there. No I don't think that she could've thought as far to thinking that she connected two different worlds together. It could be said that through the experience of Jamestown they were building America because everything that happened in Jamestown had an effect. Everything that they were able to find out about the land and food there led to more spectacular things that allowed them to survive and make that settlement permanent. I do think that burning houses down and killing people is avoidable when colonization is the goal, but I think that the English thought that they were so much better than the Native Americans that they were allowed to do such horrid things. There is an upside to being colonized, such as: it allows new settlements to be make, you can make a profit out of these colonies, and they spread culture and such. The fact that John Rolfe has to explain why he wants to marry Pocahontas says that the English looked down on those that were different to them and that any Englishman that wants to marry a Native American must be insane. John Rolfe is a good man. I see that John Rolfe and John Smith look very much alike, and they both show their feelings towards Pocahontas in a caring way. John Rolfe is important in the Jamestown colony because without it Jamestown wouldn't not have flourished as much as it did, but to Pocahontas emotionally she felt nothing towards him. I think that John Rolfe was attracted to her liveliness and gentle nature. This is not all that endears her to the English and someone special like that king and queen they like her also because she save the Jamestown colony. John Rolfe and partly Pocahontas have to find a way to reconcile her feelings for John Smith. I think that if they ever meet again she'll study him and tell him how betrayed she feels by him.
Eric Reckard
Period 7
12/22/2014
Pocohantas shows her unhappiness by not talking to John Smith who wanted to explain why he had lied to her. She has a bright and a bumpy future cause she could catch anything and get a disease. Also she could do something that changed the way the English live. I do not think she will ever find herself again. No I don't think you can become completely apart of it. I do think John Smith is a hero for not wanting to take Pocohantas hostage. Because that changed everything the whole course of the history. I think it was pretty difficult because she left everything behind. I think it felt pretty just to risk your own life to follow a strangers idea. I do not think she could be real happy in this circumstance. I do think it was her fate to do what she did. No I don't think she realized how important it was of what she did. That it really was the inventing of America cause it really started everything. No I don't think it supports the thesis of Jamestown. It may be inevitable at sometimes but not all the time. I do think their is an upside to be colonized.Tobacco will be the cash crop for Jamestown. At times they can give you a story of why they want to do something or they have a reason to do it. John Rolfe is a kind, nice and mature kind of man. John Rolfe does not have any of the qualities that John Smith. John Rolfe is pretty important to both Pocohantas and Jamestown. I do think that is why John Rolfe is so attracted to Pocohantas. THis is not just the reason why it endears her. I think she will go with Joh n Smith instead of John Rolfe.
Kelsey Gryckiewicz
pd 8
Pocahontas expressed her unhappiness by crying a moping around a lot. Even through she is very unhappy now I think she will have a very stable life among the English people. She may have lost part of herself when she left her tribe and losing John Smith. I think it will be hard for her to find herself again and totally adapt to her new life. I don’t think John Smith is really a hero. I thought it was wrong of him to leave without any explanation. He did this based on his own goals and even though he didn’t have the intention to hurt her he did anyway. On the other side Pocahontas felt very uncomfortable and was very unhappy with her new life at first. I believe this is because she is still trying to hold onto her roots tightly. I don’t think her fate should end the way it did being that she is the connection between the old and new world. I think she was very blindsided by the overwhelming love she had for John Smith.
In Jamestown they were reinventing America because they were enduring the hardships and creating the first permanent settlement. The times Magazine articles do support what we are reading. I think the kind of brutal cultural conquest is inevitable when colonization because you are trying to establish a society that will be successful in the future. If you end up winning you would make a huge difference to your environment. Rolfe has to explain that he wants to marry Pocahontas; this shows the culturally superior attitudes of the English because it shows the value of marriage. You can tell that Pocahontas doesn’t love Rolfe the same way she does Smith, but Rolfe really does love Pocahontas and always wants what’s best for her. If Smith were to return I think she would be very mad at him and even ignore him and stay with Rolfe.
Michael Chelston
Pd.2
Pocahontas was extremely sorrowful throughout her days as a colonist. She often was left by herself and rarely did anything with the other colonists. But I believe she will return back to her old self because she is still doing all of her native rituals and thinking of her old life most of the time. She is also farming just like she was in the tribal enviroment. She was very upset and who would blame her, she was disowned by her dad, and John Smith left her behind because he didn't want to hurt her. I think she will go back to normal because her life didn't get better and John Rolfe is really there best man, he is making his wife, Pocahontas, work in the tobacco fields. And all she does is dream of the past because that's all she has left. Personally I think if she had John Smith there she would be so much better off. And if Rolfe really loved her he would tell her to keep the name Pocahontas because she is already out of the tribe so it doesn't matter. I wish John Smith and her would meet up but we all know that they don't. I feel bad for Rebecca (Pocahontas).
Kyle Rink
Period 2
Pocahontas was very sad, and she showed this by crying and keeping to her self for a while. I believe that Pocahontas has a bright future among the English. This is because she is married to John Rolfe, who is a very successful English man. It is not likely that Pocahontas will ever find her true self again because she is turning into an English woman and adopting some of the English ways of life. I think that it is possible to be acculturated into another culture, however I think that the person will never entirely be a part of it right down to the core. I think John Smith is a hero because he made the decision that he thought would better benefit Pocahontas. I believe that it was very difficult to become adulterated to the English. I am sure it was very difficult for Pocahontas to adjust. I think Pocahontas felt that she had no other choice because she was an outcast to her Indian tribe in America, so the only thing that Pocahontas thought she could do was to become an English woman. I think that Pocahontas was always feeling sad and confused. I believe it was Pocahontas' fate to end up as an English woman. I do not think that Pocahontas ever realized how important she was in bringing two worlds together. This shows that new colonies and settlements were going to be built in America. I think that it was not right what the English did to the Native Americans. The upside to be colonized would be that there is a new location in which people can live in and work in. John Rolfe is a man that is looking to make a profit just like everybody else in the world. John Rolfe was able to aid America and England because he was able to grow and distribute his cash crop, tobacco. I think that when she meets john smith, she will be happy to see him, but still remain loyal to Rolfe.
Alex Golembo
Period 8
Pocahontas cries and runs away but most importantly, is just confused about herself and is trying to find herself. As for her acculturating with the colonists, she definitely will, and has a large future ahead of her with them. Yes, she definitely will find herself again, because the feelings are just her initial reaction to the news. I think it felt very weird and uncomfortable, but also exciting.
John Smith is a hero, because he saves her. As for leaving Jamestown, it is best that he lied because if he didn't, she would be even more mad at not only him but also the English.
I don't really believe in 'fate' as a concept. I think that everything happens by chance of actions and reactions and it just so happened by chance that the opportunity was given to her to be the connection point between worlds. However I don't think it was fate or destiny bringing the two worlds to her. I do think that at one time or another she had to of realized how important she is.
They were building democracy.Yes, I do think that it supports the thesis of the articles.
Yes, I think so. In order to colonize land for your country, you have to move whatever is there to be somewhere else. There is an upside for the mother country to colonize land, but not ever for the natives.
Marriage involves mutual consent, while for other not culturally advanced populations, they might have it as arranged marriage. John Rolfe seems like a narcissist, because he uses people, such as Pocahontas for his personal gain. The fact that he would use his own wife for social and economic gain and gladly throw her under the bus proves he has a somewhat narcissistic personality. He doesn't really share any qualities with Smith. To Pocahontas he is important because he helps acculturate her, other than that it is more of a parasitic relationship in the sense that Pocahontas gets almost abused due to that fact that Rolfe uses her as a walking billboard in England while he gains off of her suffering. To Jamestown, Rolfe is vital to its existence. Since he started using tobacco as a cash crop, he helped the colony survive and become the first permanent settlement.
I think that the only thing that John Rolfe found attractive to her was that she was a native so he would be able to use her in order to improve his selling of tobacco, and also thought she might have been able to help him get familiar with the land and farming in the Americas. Since everyone basically used Pocahontas as a tool to learn the new land, nobody really cared about the fact that she was very kind, while it helped, they were mainly focused on how much they could learn from her.
I could only imagine that Pocahontas will still be mad at Smith for lying. In the end, I think that Pocahontas will stay with Rolfe just to get Smith jealous and feel bad for lying, because that is what women do best, make you feel bad about your wrong doings.
When Pocahontas was told that John Smith had drowned she became very unhappy. She showed how she was unhappy because she cried a lot and walked around Jamestown like she didn't know what to do with herself. Personally i believe she will have a good future with the English. I also believe that one day she will find herself again, even if it not be in the near future she will one day find herself. I do not think it is possible to be acculturated into another culture and become completely apart of it. I do not think that this is possible because for example Pocahontas spent her whole life being grown up into one culture and now she is supposed to change and adapt a new culture. I think that no matter what new culture you are acculturating to you will always have you old culture down to the core of your being. I think that John Smith is not quite a hero for refusing to turn Pocahontas into a hostage but he was just doing what was right. I think it was very difficult for Pocahontas to become acculturated to a new culture but she had fate and thats what kept her going. I think it must have been so hard for her to have been rejected by her own family and tribe. I do not think she could have ever been truly happy but she was. I do not think that Pocahontas realized how important she was by bringing the two worlds together. I think that Rolfe is a good man and him and John Smith show some of the same characteristics. John Rolfe is very important to Jamestown because he grows tobacco which will become the cash crop for Jamestown. I think that when Pocahontas finds out about John Smith being alive she is happy but she is also married and i believe that she will stay with John Rolfe and not go to John Smith.
Suhua Song
Pd.8
She expressed her unhappiness by crying, mourning ,touching the mud, and loiters around the colony. I think her future with the English will be pretty tough at the beginning(acculturating, getting used Smith’s death), but later her future will be bright. She will never completely find herself again. I would never too if I was in her situation. It isn't possible to be acculturated into another culture and become completely a part of it. She will always have and remember her native culture.
I don't Smith was really a hero, but at least he refused to turn Pocahontas into a hostage. Him lying to Pocahontas in my opinion hurt Pocahontas greatly. Without John Smith I think it was very difficult for Pocahontas to become acculturated into the ways of the Europeans. It must’ve been very hard for her to reject everything she had been raised by and accept a strange new culture. Without John Smith, I don’t think she could ever have been really happy in such circumstances. He was the only person she loved in the colony. I do think it was her fate to end up this way. Pocahontas never realized how important she was in helping to bring the 2 worlds together to create a new global, interconnected world. I think she thought what she was doing was right. Jamestown “inspired” England to colonize more in America.They were inventing America because they were one of the first and the first successful ones. I don’t think America would be invented without Jamestown. I think this supports the thesis of the Time Magazine articles on Jamestown.
This kind of brutal cultural conquest is inevitable when colonization is the goal. If they try to do it the “nice” way, colonizing would be impossible(dealing with Indians would be easier if you treat them with brutality). The upsides of being colonized is nonexistent. You lose most of your rights, won't be treated well(might be a slave), and most of your family will be killed by the invaders.
This shows the culturally superior attitudes of the English because the English cares about marriage and love. John Rolfe is charming, caring, friendly, helpful, hardworking, kind, honest, and maybe a little bit serious. John Rolfe is more proper and honest than John Smith. Both loved Pocahontas. John Rolfe was very important to both Pocahontas and the Jamestown colony. Rolfe made Pocahontas “happy” again and Jamestown became successful because he discovered that tobacco was a cash crop. What attracted Rolfe to Pocahontas was her kindly, gentle nature and a free spirit. This endears her to the English and someone special and worthy of reverence.Pocahontas must be very excited to go to England because Smith is there, so I bet she will want to meet him. I don't think she will have a romantic relationship with Smith again and will just be friends. If I was going to meet my long lost “boyfriend”, meeting him would be kind of awkward and I would argue with him about him lying to me.
Katie Roche
pd.4
Pocahontas becomes very emotionally not right when she finds out John smith has died. She becomes very depressed and sad. I believe She has a fine future with the English. The English provide her with food, shelter and treat her very nicely when she comes to live with them at Jamestown. She does find herself again but she doesn't become the same fun loving person she was before now she always has a sadness to her that she almost can't control. I think you can't completely become a part of a new culture I think this because your culture his how you grew up, where you grew up and the things and lessons you learned. Its all your surroundings and stuff so you can never change who you are or where you're from which is your culture. Pocahontas won't forget her Indian culture because she was very sad to leave and you see throughout the movie her doing different prayers still and talking in the Indian language. I think one hero is john smith because he never makes Pocahontas a slave. They all treat her with respect and like another Englishman. I think it was hard for her because the culture between the Indians and English were two different the Indians had no possessions or private property and in England they had gun and cannons and all sorts of different things. The Jamestown was improving america because the colonists never stopped or quit they kept persevering even through the hard times and finally they made it out and helped make america the way it is today. John Rolfe was not a very good person I say this because he too Pocahontas and acted like he loved her just because everyone thought she was a big deal. To me that is extremely sad and I think that kind of person is a very bad man. Both johns were incredibly important to Jamestown without one of them the colonies would have not survived. I believe that John smith and Pocahontas would have loved each other again because I don't think they ever stopped liking each other so of course there feelings would come back as soon as they see each other.
Angelica Carroll
period 2
How Pocahontas expresses her unhappiness is when she wants to be left alone and cries. The future she has with the English is she will marry and soon have children. Also, she will become an average English woman. I think it will be difficult for Pocahontas to find who she truly was because she has already changed into someone else. I don’t believe Smith was a hero because he just helped Jamestown become more successful. Also, he left her with no explanation, but he did it to achieve his goals. As for Pocahontas she probably felt weird under the circumstances. I don’t think she will be happy because john smith and she had feelings for each other, but now that he is gone she doesn’t know why or where he went. With her connection between the old and new world, I don’t think she gets the recognition she deserves and die the way she did. When we think of Pocahontas we either think of the Disney princess or her relationship between john smith. We don’t think of her accomplishments into developing the new world with the colonists. Jamestown was the autopsy of America. They were inventing America by going through hardships and making the first permanent settlement in North America. The time magazines do not support what we are reading. I think a brutal cultural conquest in undetermined because you are trying to create something new that you hope will be a success in the future. If it doesn’t work out, then you can try again, but if it does you will impact the world. When Rolfe has to explain why he wants to marry Pocahontas, it shows how important marriage really his to the English. He is a well brought up gentleman who only wants to see Pocahontas happy. Even though Rolfe doesn’t compare to Smith he stilled loved her. The impact he has on her is he gives her an English life and how he impacts the colony is he discovers the cash crop, tobacco. If Smith were to return back I think Pocahontas will have to choose between him and Rolfe because she loves them both.
Ashlyn Burns-Lynch
Period 2
She expresses her unhappiness by becoming very deeply depressed. She cries, mourns, and doesn't speak to others. She gives up on personal hygiene and lies on the ground at times. She contemplates suicide with a mushroom. Her future among the English will be difficult. Her future is also becoming promising when she meets John Rolfe and she is beginning to live again. I don't believe that it is possible for someone to be acculturated into another culture and come completely apart of it, right down to the core of your being. Their previous culture will always be apart of them. John Smith is a jerk for lying to her and leaving Jamestown for further expedition. He is a coward for not facing her and telling her that he is leaving. She believes that he is dead and becomes broken because of it. I think that Smith thought that this would be best for Pocahontas. I believe that it was extremely difficult for Pocahontas to become acculturated into the ways of the Europeans. She lost her people and the man she loved. Without John it was very hard for her to acculturate into a different society. It would have been very painful for her to reject everything she had been raised with and accept a strange new culture. It came with a lot of heartbreak and misery. I don't think that Pocahontas could ever be truly happy in those circumstances. I don't believe that it was her "fate" to end up this way. It was her decisions alone. I don't think that she ever realized how important she was in helping to bring two worlds together to create a new global, interconnected world. It is true that Jamestown invented America. It was the first permanent colony in America. It created racial and social class controversies that are still with us today. Jamestown was a multicultural society. The first representative government began in Jamestown. I do believe that this supports the thesis of the Time Magazine articles. This kind of brutal cultural conquest is inevitable when colonization is the goal. No natives will willingly be forced from their land. Colonization is positive for the mother country but there is never an upside for the natives. When Rolfe explains why he wants to marry Pocahontas it shows the culturally superior attitudes of the English. She has to abide by their customs if she wants a place in their society. Rolfe is a kind man that is sensitive of Pocahontas. He helps her adjust to English society. He never gives up on Pocahontas. Rolfe is very different from Smith. Rolfe is more of a gentleman and Smith is adventurous. Both Smith and Rolfe are very important to Jamestown. Smith helped the colony survive and Rolfe ensured the colonies economic survival with the tobacco plant. I think that her nature is what attracted Rolfe to her. Pocahontas is different which endears her to the English and someone special and worthy of reverence. I think that Pocahontas will try to revive her relationship with John.
Amanda Watson Pd:8
When Pocahontas finds out about the "death" of John Smith she gets really upset and eventually just spaces out.She seemed really depressed and not interested in anything anymore. It doesn't seem like she will ever find herself again because the person who gave her so much joy and happiness is gone and dead. Also now she has no one to link her to the new culture she is immersed in and she probably feels very alone.It is not possible for someone to complete change cultures to the core of their being. No matter how comfortable you become in a new culture, what you were raised to be will always be a part of you that you can feel and most others can see. I don't know if I would call John Smith hero, but I think he mostly did the right thing by not taking Pocahontas as a hostage. The only thing that wasn't so great was that he didn't give her a proper goodbye which to her was probably just as painful as being a hostage would have been. But having so much responsibility, it was probably hard for him to do everything right. I respect him for trying to put everyone in the best situation possible. Pocahontas found it difficult assimilating to English culture, which is completely understandable since she comes from a culture that is a world away from theirs. I think she was probably extremely confused because she had to forget everything she had ever known and try to fit in with these strange people that didn't know anything about her, her life or her people. I don't think she could every be truly happy with the circumstances because she didn't choose them, they were forced on her. I think it was her fate as the contact point to end up unhappy. There was no way the two cultures could have coexisted for a long time. She probably didn't realize her importance in connecting the two worlds because she never really understood what was really going on. They were inventing America because creating Jamestown taught our ancestors lessons and tactics that hold true still in present day America. This supports the Time Magazine. Brutal cultural conquest is inevitable in colonization when there is already a population living there that is inferior to the colonists. There is never an upside to colonizing because one group will always end up taking the hit worse than the other, and that's the one that will fail.
Pocahontas's personality attracted John Rolfe in the same way it attracted John Smith. She is not like any of the English women because she is so innocent and free spirited. She does not know of the bad things in the world which makes her very happy and probably very attractive to men who have been struggling to survive. Her personality is most likely also what endears her to the English as someone worthy of reverence. When Pocahontas and Smith meet again I think it might be a little awkward and strained because of her new marriage but on the inside they have some closure just from getting to actually see each other alive and well.
Dom Veneziano
period 7
It may seem as though Pocahontas is living a great life as a colonist. Although is you pay attention to her body language or the way she speaks at times, it comes iff as though she is scared or upset. Rolfe has treated Pocahontas extremely well and with great respect, but Smith, as you can see, had a much deeper connection with her that changes the way she looks at Smith rather than her own husband. I recall her mentiong to Rolfe that when she hears Smith is alive that she was married to him. Although thwir relationship is not that public.I felt like she wouldve leave Rolfe for Smith only because the point of a film is to make it as dramatic as possible, as it is a historical drama.
Pocahontas expresses her unhappiness by not talking and just doing things like working. Pocahontas has a good future to live among the English if she chooses to. I think Pocahontas will find herself again. No i don't think it is possible to lose all aspects of your old culture if you choose to live in a new one. John Smith is not seen as a hero by his people for keeping her as a hostage.I think John Smith was a little bit of a jerk for lying to her and leaving Jamestown for another expedition. I think it was hard for Pocahontas to adapt to the European lifestyle. It must have been hard for her reject everything about her old life to make a new one. i don't think she ever could be happy with this. I do think it was her fate to end up this way. I don't think Pocahontas ever realized how much of an impact she had on the old world coming to the new world. Through the experience of Jamestown they were creating America. They were making a new opportunity for themselves and they took it. Yes, I do think this supports the thesis. No, this brutal conquest isn't necessary to start a new colony. No there never is an upside to be colonized because when you are colonized you are taken over. This shows the superior attitudes because he isn't timid. John Rolfe is a business man and farmer. He doesn't have the qualities that smith has. Rolfe is important in the fact that he could grow tobacco that's about it. I don't think that is why she was attracted to John Rolfe. No, i don't think this endears her to the English.
Kelly Clee
Prd. 4
Pocahontas shows her unhappiness by giving up on trying to become more like the English and grieves openly, without apology, and even becomes more reserved. The English find this odd and sad realizing she doesn't have much of a future with them after proving she can't be fully acculturated and in times of grief will revert back to what they view as savagery.
John smith is honorable for refusing to take her hostage but despite his best intentions leaving Pocahontas with such heartache was cowardly if him. Without him as motivation trying to adapt to this foreign culture will be all the more impossible. Without him I don't believe she will ever be able to be happy having to reject and look down on her culture and people.
I don't know of having to go through everything she did was her fate but it was definitely unfair after all she tried to do to save everyone. She unwittingly became such an important connection through her kindness.
Jamestown was the focal point where America began and spread. This is supported be the times magazine thesis. However the brutal conquest of the new world could apace been avoided had the English been more understanding or kind. Though colonization can provide protection it should not be achieved through such brutal methods.
Rolfe shows that the English are weary of those they consider less then them. Though Rolfe seems as though he is honorable and gentle like smith I believe it would have been easier on Pocahontas had she not married Rolfe.
I think the English are still grateful for being saved by her and like her childlike wonder and refreshing innocence. I believe this as well as her difference from the rest of the women endear her to Rolfe.
Blog post 5
Pocahontas expresses her unhappiness by crying and being away from the English people. It doesn't seem that she'll ever find yourself again being in the situation that she's in. She seems so unhappy with life and she can't do anything and doesn't seem to want to live.
It isn't possible. Even though it may have seemed like you've changed, there's always the person you were in the beginning. John Smith was a hero for refusing to turn her into a hostage. She's so miserable, how she is now and he didn't want that to happen to her. He was being a good person, he isn't a jerk. I think that it will take a while for Pocahontas to be acculturated with the Europeans. It's like starting your life over again but at an older age. It was probably scary and upsetting for her she's probably home sick, missing her family and she never really had a chance for a goodbye it's not like she can just visit them she's not allowed back. I think it was her fate that brought her to Jamestown. She doesn't realize how important she actually is to helping the old and new worlds. Jamestown was inventing America because that's where everything in this country started. John Rolfe is the kind of guy that doesn't give up he's kind of like John Smith in someway us to Pocahontas he isn't really that important but to the Jamestown colony he is very important. I think John Smith is attracted to her because of how gentle natured and kind she is this is also why she's excepted and treated kindly in Jamestown. I don't think Pocahontas will be very nice to John Smith if they ever met again she will probably just think that he left her prisoner there.
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