Mayflower Question

3. Since no one here was around back then, we rely on written descriptions of the events from people like Bradford that were there. The stories have been Hollywood-ed up since then and made more interesting. Things were built up and made to sound special because it was more inspirational than truer accounts of what had happened. It could almost be looked at as a form of propaganda. I think stories like the First Thanksgiving have been exaggerated to make you feel proud to be an American. I'm sure it's also like the Pocahontas story that was changed a ton, because the version we made up was more romantic and entertaining.