Movie Review Love And Hate - 1235 Words

Love and Hate Relationship Book Review As children, the first stories and characters we encounter and grow up with are that of Disney. However, little do we that some of those stories actually familiarize and portray events that actually took place in reality, although they are fictionalized in the world of Disney. One of those many fictionalized yet real characters that we are told of is Pocahontas. The real story is portrayed in â€Å"Love and Hate in Jamestown†, by David A. Price, along with other issues surrounding the journey of the colonists as they were settling into the New World. David A. Price s, â€Å"Love and Hate Relationship†, begins by describing the departure of a group of greedy and rich men looking, â€Å"to extract profits from†¦show more content†¦Once they arrived at their destination, they were provided with a pamphlet from their sponsor company, the Virginia Company, which contained instructions on how to start the colony, relations with the local Indians, and who should ultimately govern the settlement of Jamestown. It also included information on where to locate the town and how to take control of the local Indians by peaceful means but yet instill fear in them. According to the instructions, the colony s council would consist of seven men whom would be chosen from a list of people. The list included many of the wealthy upper classman. One name on the list was a shock to everyone and that was of John Smith, who at the moment was locked in prison. He was initially chosen to be on the Council. Some time passed before Smith was able to take his role as a leader but due to hardship at the time the colonists were forced to accept a leader they initially despised. Jamestown was located in a swampy area and surrounded by rival local Indian tribes rather than the ally Indian tribe. The effect of these circumstances took over rapidly because they were more wealthy upper classman rather than commoners who initially lacked motivation to put in hard work and lacked knowledge of survival skills as well. This led to scarcity in food and resources which brought about a higher death toll in Jamestown. To everyone s surprise, John Smith became the ray of light they needed in such desperate