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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 | 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 | ||
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| + | I don't know if anyone else knows and loves the lyrics to Disney songs like I do, but while watching Pocahontas for the first time in a long time, as the characters would break into grandiose song, I was paying close attention. I think the lyrics of the Pocahontas songs are very telling. For example, in the opening sequence when the sailors break into "The Virginia Company," I think this song sets a great stage that portrays pretty accurately the sailor's motivations for sailing to the New World - "In sixteen hundred seven. We sail the open sea For glory, God, and gold And The Virginia Company. For the New World is like heaven And we'll all be rich and free Or so we have been told By The Virginia Company." Other songs are of course special for other reasons. One of my particular favorites is "Savages," a song that plays like an after school special from Disney on racism. "They're not like you and me Which means they must be evil. We must sound the drums of war!" Just great. ~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 | ||
