Question

In paragraph 3, Chief Powhatan says, “Captain Smith, this might soon be your fate too through your rashness and unadvisedness.” How does this quote contribute to the development of ideas in the passage? In the passage CHIEF POWHATAN’S ADDRESS TO CAPTAIN JOHN SMITH

Answer 1

On his way to one village, Smith said that he was captured by Powhatan Indian scouts. Their chief, also called Powhatan, thought that Smith must die. Smith described that Powhatan's men held his head against a rock. Smith saw them raise their weapons. Suddenly, the cheif's daughter, Pocahontas, rushed forward. She "got [my] head in her arms," Smith declared, "and laid her own upon [mine] to save [me] from death."