Life was considerably different in 1608. People were not thinking about preparation, and what they might have needed to survive. However, everyone was focused on gold, colonization, and getting to the places they wanted to be first. It was typically a race to get places and very focused on “majority rules,” or “first come, first serve.” People were also focused on advertising for colonization, which made them exaggerate or only focus on the great parts about a piece of land. During this time, an English soldier named John Smith was looking for gold and came across an Indian tribe, that Pocahontas lived in. Did she save John Smith’s life? Pocahontas did not save John Smith’s life because she did not need to, it was just an act to welcome him to the tribe, and it might have not even happened the way he told it because he was advertising colonization.…show more content… He and the chief had already come to an agreement to be peaceful with each other, so there was no need for Pocahontas to save John Smith’s life. The author also wrote “…promised me his friendship and my freedom...” (Smith). If John Smith was going to have his freedom, why would Pocahontas need to save him? (Smith) Furthermore, the text explains that the chief and John both promised each other different items like food, hatchets, and copper. Based on the excerpt, Pocahontas did not need to save John Smith’s
