I am a huge fan of Disney movies. I love everything about them and as a little girl I would watch them all the time. Pocahontas has always been a favorite of mine because of the love story between her and John Smith. In a way you could compare her to a teenager of our time falling in love for the first time. She's a young girl sneaking around to see him and keeping him a secret from her father who would disapprove. This love story has been viewed by millions of people but they have all been fed a lie. Disney led on that Pocahontas and John Smith would fall in love and live happily ever after but that was not the case.

Pocahontas was not her real name. It is a nickname that means "the playful one", quoted from our Bedford Anthology of American Literature book. Pocahontas was the daughter of chief Powhatan. It turns out that Pocahontas first met John Smith in an attempt to save him from being executed by her father. Apparently the execution was a ritual for the Indians, and Pocahontas was only playing a part. Incidentally this part helped them become friends. After Smith returned to England Pocahontas was captured and held hostage in Jamestown. During her captivity she was converted to Christianity and married and englishman John Rolfe. She followed Rolfe to England where she died shortly after being unable to withstand diseases.

The story of Pocahontas is known by millions and most of them may not know the truth. They may still be under the impression that she and John Smith lived happily ever after. Even though the Disney movie is misleading and not historically accurate, many still fall in love with it.