Pocahontas the Eco-Feminist

“Pocahontas the Eco-Feminist” is an Eco-Critical analysis of the Walt Disney film Pocahontas. A close examination of Marianne Dekoven’s “Why Animals Now?” was conducted in order to fully understand the relationship humans, mainly women, possess with animals and the natural world within Pocahontas. Throughout the essay, there is a strong argument of the connection between women and nature on the equal treatment reflected by their loss of control to the male characters’ damaging actions featured within the film. The clear connectedness that is shown amongst the characters furthers research that women are more capable of forming relationships to the environment and animal counterparts. Along with these findings, it is clearly shown as an indigenous princess, that Pocahontas utilizes her role to form communication between her people and the colonists in attempts to create peace and establish her own independence