Wilderness in The Last of the Mohicans often plays an ominous role. Uncas’ death symbolizes the approaching end, not only of the Mohicans, but of all Native Americans and the foreseeable conquering of the land by the supremacy of the White Man. Cooper’s novels lent a great deal to the jumpstarting of the Western fiction genre, and his treatment and characterization of the frontier greatly influenced the genre in later decades. However, his plan is thwarted by the entrance of Hawkeye, Chingachgook, the chief of the Mohicans, and Uncas, Chingachgook’s son and the subject of the novel’s title. The main substance of the novel is based around the jostling back and forth between the French, led by Marquis de Montcalm, and the Hurons, represented by Magua, and the British, characterized by the Munros, Major Heyward, and General Webb. Hawkeye, Chingachgook, and Uncas align themselves with the British. The novel concludes with the deaths of Uncas and Cora. They are lead by a Huron scout, Magua, who, unbeknownst to them, is planning to lead them into a surprise attack.
In this group are Munro’s two daughters, Cora and Alice. The novel starts with a group of reinforcements that are traveling to Fort William Henry. Last of the Mohicans takes place in Glen Falls, New York during the French and Indian War, and is based upon actual occurrences surrounding Colonel George Munro (or Monro) and his command of Fort William Henry. The series features the white pioneer, Nathaniel “Natty” Bumppo, who is also known as Leatherstocking and as Hawkeye. The Last of the Mohicans: A Narrative of 1757 is the second novel in James Fenimore Cooper’s Leatherstocking Tales series. James Fenimore Cooper, The Last of the Mohicans: A Narrative of 1757 (Albany: State University of New York Press, 1983).The Last of the Mohicans A Narrative of 1757 James Fenimore Cooper They were written between September 2011 and July 2012. I am publishing them *as is.* Thus they represent my thoughts as a new PhD student. I decided to publish my write-ups from my comprehensive exam reading fields.
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