Chief Powhatan Address In Chief Powhatan’s address to Captain Smith his purpose is to seek peace with the colonists. He is close to his death and will pass on his leadership and he wants for the English colonists to be at peace with his people, the Natives. Powhatan is rather of disappointed with the colonists since they have been helped by him and his people and in return, they get attacked and robbed of their land and possessions.Throughout the address, Chief Powhatan uses a great amount of rhetoric, including diction, repetition, and allusions. All of these rhetorical strategies appeal to pathos at one point or another and help Powhatan achieve his purpose. Throughout the passage, Chief Powhatan uses great diction to emphasize his pathos. His diction clearly shows the difference of treatment of the Indians towards the Colonists vs the Colonists treatment towards the Indians. For example, in the second paragraph of the address he asks, “Why should you destroys us who have provided you with food?”. Powhatan moves on to express what he wants, and at the same time appeals to pathos once again by saying, “You see us unarmed and willing to supply your wants if you come in a…show more content… Powhatan alludes to the times the colonists were saved by the natives. From the time the Pilgrims arrived, the natives helped and were willing to help the colonists survive and prosper . One of the times Powhatan alludes to this is when he says “. . .us who have provided you with food. . .” He later proceeds to say, “We can hide our provisions and fly into the woods. And then you must consequently famish. . .” Powhatan says that since, after providing the colonists with food, natives have taught the colonists how to survive in America; what to eat, how to farm and where to farm. Without their help, the colonists would have died and Powhatan wants Smith to remember
