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Paired Passages essay In each passage, the author describes John Smith's capture by Powhatan. The descriptions in both, "The (Untrue) story of John Smith and Pocahontas," and "The General History of Virginia," are similar and different in many ways, and portrays Smiths capture in different ways. The author of "The (Untrue) Story of John Smith and Pocahontas" portrays Smith's capture by saying, "They arrested Smith on the Voyage to America, and several months after they arrived at Jamestown." That shows how they captured John Smith. Also, in the text it says, "Whatever the case if Pocahontas was watching she saw him disappear into powhatans longhouse." That shows what happened to Smith after he was captured, according to the untrue story. John Smith has a different perspective on how he was captured. In the preview of the text it says, "In 1607 during an expedition to find food for the colony, Smith was captured by a group of Powhatan Indians." That shows his perspective on how he was captured. It also says, "Smith has been held captive for several weeks." That shows how long he was held captive. There are some similarities and differences in the ways that the authors interpret the captures. Some of the similarities in the interpretations is that they both show that John Smith was held captive for a few weeks/months. Some of the differences is that, in the untrue story, they say that Smith they arrested Smith while on a voyage to America. John Smith says in his excerpt that he was trying to find food for his colony. Those were some ways that the interpretations are alike and different. In conclusion, both "The (Untrue) Story of John Smith and Pocahontas," and "The General History of Virginia," both authors portray the capture in similar and different ways. One author says that they arrested him and the other says he was innocently captured.