Showing posts with label Pocahontas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pocahontas. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Perception

The portrayal of Pocahontas varies greatly is each picture.  Sometimes she looks Native American, sometimes she looks Native American with European customs, and sometimes she looks downright white. I thought this had a lot to do with the reading that described the Indian Princess: She an idea that people have in their heads but don't know actually.  This becomes clear when we see that none of the representations of Pocahontas look remotely similar; i have a hard time believing it's because she looked different every day.  It's just an interesting thing that even people who were specific, actually people can be romanticized and perceived differently by different people.

Monday, October 11, 2010

Differences

I don't think I quite understand why Native American Women were portrayed in such different ways.  I don't get why one is so good and one is represented so badly.  I man, i do, but not actually.  Plus, I feel like their are portrayals of Native American women that have children that are portrayed well.  But I do understand stereotypes.  And that's what the Europeans did to the Native Americans, and I feel like they are still stereotyped today.  What a sad day.