Pocahontas' wedding was definitely a well-thought political move on her part, something she did for peace, because in the Indian world, high-born women married the enemy to prevent further conflict. |
She was not the hapless Monica Lewinsky of her time. She was a James Carville. |
To suggest, however, that Pocahontas worshipped the white man, abandoned her people, or loved John Smith - as The New World movie does - is ridiculous. She didn't love the English. She used them. |