Introduction: The Myths and Realities of Early English Settlement in Virginia: Matoka in Jamestown / Pocahontas in Hollywood”
In his 2013 article for Smithsonian Magazine, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Tony Horowitz writes, “Pocahontas is the most myth-encrusted figure in early America, a romantic “princess” who saves John Smith and the struggling Jamestown colony. But this fairy tale, familiar to millions today from storybook and film, bears little resemblance to the extraordinary young woman who crossed cultures and oceans in her brief and ultimately tragic life.” (Horowitz, “How much do we really know about Pocahontas”; 1). This Discussion Board assignment asks you to apply what you have learned from the materials assigned for Module 2 of the course to the on-going debates about the myths and realities of early English settlement in colonial Virginia. In particular, this DB assignment invites you to critique the images and ideas about the history of the first permanent English settlement in North America, Jamestown Colony (est. 1607) as portrayed in the popular animated Disney movie, Pochahontas (1995). To begin this assignment, please first complete the reading, viewing and listening activities assigned for Module 2. Once you have completed the assignments for Module 2, compose and post a short essay response to the prompt posted below.
Assignment Prompt:
Based on information gathered from materials assigned, evaluate/critique the historical accuracy/inaccuracy of the 1995 animated Disney movie, Pocahontas. Your evaluation should include:
Detailed description and analysis of at least two aspects of the Disney film that offers an historically inaccurate depiction of life in colonial Virginia /Tscenocomoco, during the lifetime of Matoka/Pochahontas/Rebecca (c. 1596 – March 1617).
Detailed description and analysis of at least one aspect of the Disney film that offers an historically accurate depiction of life in colonial Virginia /Tscenocomoco, during the lifetime of Matoka/Pochahontas/Rebecca (c. 1596 – March 1617).
Specific evidence and examples gathered from materials assigned (& recommended) for HST 2201 to support your claims.
Use 3 sorece I provided for research and work cited.
Soruce 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnaLW7a559s