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// The Last of the Mohicans// is a great novel that analyses the relationships between the Indians and the different types of white people. The Indians have a certain relationship with the French and an entirely different one with the British. Throughout the novel we see the strengthening and weakening of the relationships between the whites and the Indians. The novel actively portrays the actual relationships going on during the French and Indian war. The French and Indian war was a fight between the French and the British and it is important to point out that the French and Indians for the most part allied with each other to defeat the British. The main French general of the novel, general Montcalm has decided to ally himself with as many Indian tribes as possible. The Indians of course ally with him because they are opposing the British as well. All the members of the Huron tribe are allied with the French. The member of this tribe in the story if Magua and is seen as the antagonist of the story because all the other characters are part of the British side. As you can see the key thing to the Indian and French relationship is that they have one common enemy. During the war most of the Indians sided with the French, however, this novel really seems to focus on the relationships between the British and the Indians. These relationships are both positive and negative. The major Indian that is allied with the British goes by the name of Hawkeye and he is a scout that really helps out the British. The Mohicans are also sided with the British because they both want to get rid of the Huron. Now the British and the other Indian tribes have a strong sense of hatred towards each other and they immediately start to fight and kill one another. We see examples of this throughout the novel because the Indians are sneaking around and trying to follow the British soldiers. The harshness between the Indians and British is very evident and doesn’t seem like it’s going to go away. This analysis of the different relationships has proven some key points. One point is that the French and Indians have built a strong relationship during the war, but after they lost the war their relationship weakened. The other point that is proven is that the British and the Indians will always have a strong hatred towards each other. In conclusion we can say truly shows the relationships between the Indians and the different white settlers during the French and Indian war.