Pocahontas: A False Image : 10/11/10

     While we continue to reflect on the impacts that have shaped our country, I thought I would talk about the role Pocahontas plays in shaping the America today.  In our class, we have discussed what kinds of influences Pocahontas had on John Smith and John Ralph.  In both cases, Smith and Ralph talk about the Indian princess with good intent.  However, Pocahontas' view is never truly known because it was never documented.  Thus, I am skeptical on the way Pocahontas is portrayed in our society today.  Many would say she is a romanticized character in our history from the accounts of John Smith and John Ralph.  However, because we don't have a first account of Pocahontas' actual feelings, I fear the portrayal she has in our society is false.  I find it unfortunate that we have been guided with tainted information, and I find it upsetting her impact on our society has the potential to be false.  Although we will never know the entire side of her story, Pocahontas will remain an important character in our nation's history.