EH-Summer+Questions

1) Cooper decided to use the American wilderness as a backdrop to his novel because it seems as if this was a point in history that things were happening fast and in the moment. 2)  In 1757 the colonial frontier is vast and filled with places that have never been heard of amongst colonists. It is a clean slate as compared to the places colonists came from. There is an expanse of forests and plains and lakes and rivers as described by Cooper. 3) Natty Bumppo is infamously known as “La Longue Carabine” and “Hawkeye” amongst the Native American tribes. He is British and is known for his skill with a long rifle and his wilderness heritage. He is a focal point in the book because he escorts the Munro sisters and is fearless against any opposition from Natives or French. 4)  The English and the Natives have some form of bond in the novel in the case of accompanying the Munro sisters, but historically, their bond is not as strong as the bond between the Natives and French. The English and colonists seem to live together in the novel. I cannot recall any major conflicts between them in the novel. 5) “The Last of the Mohicans” was considered a masterpiece because it was one of the first widely read epic love stories that included as much action as it did and a definition of the wilderness that colonists endured. 6)<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">  <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">I was confused about the involvement of the Munro sisters’ father on the trail. It seemed as if the ultimate goal of the trek was to reach him but then there were points where it seemed as if their father was actually traveling with them.