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Eufemia Gordon
Thats a very informative essay. Good Job The only thing i see wrong is...in the beginning shouldnnt it say...a white man raised by indians. Check for other typos as well.
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Garnet Edwards
Lots of typos - are you going to fix this? I'm an ex-English major, a writer & a sub teacher. I can help you if you want.
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Elicia Walsh
James Fenimore Cooper produces a series of novels known as "The Leatherstocking Tales" depicting the adventures of Hawk eye, a white man raced by idians and his involvement with the activities of the Americans who built the frontier towns and drove the indians and there culture, out. James Coopers wealth of knowledge in history and folklore made these books amazing works of art and are considered American Classics. The Last of the Mohicans, the most famous book of the series puts Hawkeye right in the middle of the Massacre of Fort William Henry in 1757, while addressing the issues of interracial relationships, and the white mans view of the Indians. The book was adapted to several films which were reproduced and even made into a mini-series. They provide a view into the mindset of the time and all show the attitude toward settlement of the American frontier at the time, while including religous, romantic and other aspects of Hawkeyes life. James Fenimore Cooper suggests that interracial mingling is both desirable and dangerous. He shows the realtionship between Hawkeye, a white man and Chingachgook, a Mohican Indian. There bond threw there knowledge of nature enables them to transcend race, team up against the Huron Tribe,to fight with the white man. One of the prevailing themes is that nature brings all the men together in a battle field not at all like the ones of Europe, adds danger and even more challenge to the battles going on around them. The Europeans, being used to the flat laid out battle fields, tatics prove to old for the new war style, arena, and oppenent. In the movie, it seems that the mens skills in the woods reflect there all around character. Hawkeye, the protaginist of the story, has a respect and admiration for the woods, understanding its workings, and being able to us it to his advantage. Duncan's misunderstanding of the woods shows his obvious incompetence toward leading. The story also displays interracial romantic relationships as doomed and undesirable. The interracial love of Uncas and Alice ends in tragedy. The issue of interacial relationships is still around today, a taboo that in recent times is seeming more easily broken in America then ever before. During the French Indian War, in which this story takes place France, England, and there Indians allies were fighting for control of America. The indians choice alliances based on neccesity and the thought that if on the winning side, they would recieve better treatment. This was a misconception that would eventually lead to the near complete destruction of there culture and people.The title forshadows the tragedy of the film. Although the title specifically refers to Chingachgook, it also alludes to a much larger event: the murderous removal of the Indians by President Andrew Jackson’s policies of the 1830s. The book was written in this time period and reflects the extermination of the culture native toward America. Also during the time period of the novel, interacial marriage between Indians and Whites were allowed by many states, while black and white marriage was not. This is an idea streching far threw out American history and did not change for some time. The frontier is another key theme in the movie, resembling the fresh start and feeling in the new world. Another issue addressed is the old religons of Europe had no place in the new land, Calvinism, no longer had its place. Only threw hard work could you achieve success in this new world. The Indians alliances also drew from economical alliances with Indians. The English and French both traded with Indians, this helped shaped the alliances they formed threwout the fighting. The French Indian War, was a chapter of the seven year war, a global war that all of Europe was participating in. Hawkeye: Chingachgook told me, "Don't try to understand them; and don't try to make them understand you. For they are a breed apart and make no sense." A quote from the movie about the white people accoring to hawkeyes father Chingachogook. This was true of the time period, the Indians could not understand the new settles or there ways. The whole movie is a story around a key battle in the war for america. Showing its historical accuracy threw the battle resulting in the French victory, and eventullay British massacre.
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