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James Fenimore Cooper's The Last Of The Mohicans
The Last of the Mohicans

The book Last of the Mohicans is based on a novel by James Fenimore Cooper, and revolves around a clan of Native Americans called the Mohicans. The main characters are Hawkeye, his adopted father Chingachgook, and his adopted brother Uncas. Chingachgook, and his son Uncas, are the last of the Mohican tribe or blood line. The movie is also based on these three characters. The era that both stories take place in is the 18th century during the seven years war between Britain and France. The movie is a romance torn between war and race. The Mohicans along with Hawkeye try to save the daughters of a British colonel, but the conflict arises when Magua of the Hurons attempts to kill the Mohicans and kidnap the two girls. There is also conflict between the relationships of all the characters. The villain in both stories is the same and his name is Magua, who is from the Huron tribe. In the book Magua wants revenge against Col. Munro, by trying to marry one of daughters and hurt his pride, but in the movie he wants and does kill Munro. Magua also begins to …show more content…
The bonding between these three is established immediately in both stories. When Hawkeye is trying to save the Colonels daughter they all retreat to a hideout behind a waterfall, and this also happens in the movie, but the scene is later after Fort William Henry surrenders to the French, so it appears the scenes are in reverse order. The battle scene that occurs at this cave does not happen in the movie. There is no battle at the cave in the movie only the capture of Alice and Cora Munro. Major Heywood is saved by a single shot from Hawkeye in the book, but in the movie he is killed by a single shot from Hawkeye as he is being burned at the stake by
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