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It is good to see that Disney incorporates the Indians' belief in spirits to help guide them or, in Pocahontas's case, to interpret dreams. The thing that gets me though, is that although she is talking to a tree, when it tells her to listen to the spirits that are all around, it's like it's the first time it has ever occurred to her, which I would think would have been natural. After all, she listens to Grandmother Willow! - Whitney | It is good to see that Disney incorporates the Indians' belief in spirits to help guide them or, in Pocahontas's case, to interpret dreams. The thing that gets me though, is that although she is talking to a tree, when it tells her to listen to the spirits that are all around, it's like it's the first time it has ever occurred to her, which I would think would have been natural. After all, she listens to Grandmother Willow! - Whitney | ||
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| + | In response to Whitney's comment, although Grandmother Willow was after all a tree, the relationship between Grandmother Willow and Pocahontas in the movie reminded me of the relationship Dr. McClurken discussed between the elder women and the younger women within the tribe. In the Eastern woodland tribes, young women depended on older women to teach them about rituals and daily life. In this respect, Grandmother Willow served as that elder tribeswoman taking Pocahontas under her wing, or in the case of the movie, her branch. ~Juliann Boyles | ||
For extended information about Pocahontas, I recommend going to fredmarkers.umwblogs.org, a McClurken project some of us did last spring, and reading "Kidnapping of Pocahontas" (go to "1600s"), researched and written by Elle. - Whitney | For extended information about Pocahontas, I recommend going to fredmarkers.umwblogs.org, a McClurken project some of us did last spring, and reading "Kidnapping of Pocahontas" (go to "1600s"), researched and written by Elle. - Whitney | ||
