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 The Last of the Mohicans Reflection  In the book The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper, there are many different relationships that occur. There are three main groups that are looked at throughout the novel. The British, the French, and the Native Americans all have a very important role in the war that is taking place. The French and Indian War is in its third year and the American forests are as dangerous as every. There are many different Native American tribes that lurk in the woods while the French and British fight for Fort William Henry. The two main tribes that are focused on in the novel are the Hurons and the Mohicans. The Mohicans have a close tribe called the Delawares that have followed in the Mohicans footsteps after the Mohicans were wiped out. The British, French and all three Native American tribes are related in some way and the novel expresses these relations very well.  The Huron tribe is a fierce tribe leaded by Magua. Magua is loyal to the French, meaning the French and the Huron tribe gets along well. The French allow the Hurons land and they provide them with food and weapons along with ammunition. Since the French support the Hurons, the Hurons agreed to become allies with the French. Throughout the forests, Hurons keep watch for the French soldiers. The Mohicans and Hurons are enemies, so the French will fight the Mohicans if they have to since they are foes with their allies. As the French move in to take Fort William Henry, the Hurons are keeping watch over them on their march. This relationship between the Hurons and the French is trusted and neither party would risk losing the others’ loyalty.  Since the Mohicans and the Hurons are rivals, it is likely that the Mohicans will become allies with the British. The British also provide the Mohicans with weapons and land. The Delawares are also trusted by the British since they are the Mohicans’ friends. The Mohicans keep on the lookout for the advancing French soldiers as they make their way through the forest to capture Fort William Henry. Hawkeye and the last of the Mohicans accompany General Munro’s daughters to the fort also. Chingachook and Uncas are the only two Mohicans left and Hawkeye is a white hunter that has been friends with them from birth. These three hunters are all friends with the British and that is why they agree to help the girls arrive that Fort William Henry in safety. The Hurons capture the daughters, but they are saved be Uncas, Chingachook and Hawkeye. The General is very grateful for their safe return, making the trust between the British and Mohicans even stronger.  Besides the Hurons, Mohicans, and the Delawares, there are many other hostile tribes that live in the American wilderness. A few of these tribes are neither friends nor foes with the British and the French, while there are some who do not get along at all. The French and the British do not allow some of the tribes land or anything else, which is why the Indians are angered. If they are not given land that was rightfully theirs in the first place, then they are not going to be allies with either the French or the British. The colonists take away their land and use it for themselves, which pushes the other tribes father and farther away from their homes and reducing their game for food. Also, with no weapons or ammunition, it is hard for these hunters to survive. There is no good relationship between these other tribes and the French and British colonists.  The Native Americans and French and British colonists have many different relationships. The novel uncovers many allies and many enemies. The French is allies with the Hurons, but also foes with the British and the Mohicans and Delawares. The British is friends with the Mohicans and Delawares, while enemies with the Hurons and the French colonists. The other hostile Indians in the forests are on their own and not friends nor foes with anyone. The good relationships between the British and the Mohicans and then the French and the Hurons acquire trust and loyalty, while the enemies just promote violence towards each other. Fort William Henry is what is at stake between the three groups, and trust is necessary in the vast American wilderness. 