AH+Last+of+the+Mohicans+Wikispace+Questions

The Last of the Mohicans Questions 1. James Fenimore cooper decide to use the American wilderness as a backdrop to his love story because being in the wilderness really shows you who you really are. This happens because you have to go through a lot of change and deal with new problems. If you do not know who you truly are how is anybody else supposed to know, let alone fall in live with you? Another reason the American wilderness is used as a backdrop is because when in the woods people tend to feel helpless, unless they know where they are like Uncas does. When Uncas shows his knowledge of the woods it shows Cora who he really is, plus it makes him look good and gives Cora a comforting, safe feeling. Because of these emotions and intelligence he creates/showss from being in the woods with Cora makes them fall in love. The same situation occurs with Alice and Heyword. 2. Cooper describes the colonial frontier as a cold, dangerous, place. He does this when he talks about the shadows of the woods. This is also seen in the beginning of the book when the French and British come out to fight. The more a dramatic a scene the more of a negative notation it has. 3. Natty Bumppo is really Hawkeye. He is the main focus because he has experienced the world of being a white man and wants to be in one of an Indian. Because he is naturally white, many white people trust him with tacks and responsibilities when dealing with the Indians. He is also focused ion because he has taken the responsibility to take Cora and Alice to their father safely, which he does. 4. The relationship between the English and the Natives is sneaky. The English’s plan is to “execute” all the Indians, but the Indians do not know that because of how friendly the English are by offering them so many resources the Indians don’t have. They are basically using the Indians as much as possible before they kill them. The relationship between the English and colonist is somewhat the same. The colonist know that they have to at least move the Indians if they want the land, but they do not know what is going on behind the scenes, like how we are getting the land exactly. 5. The Last of the Mohicans was considered a master piece back on in 1823 because in that year the Monroe Doctrine was signed, meaning Europe couldn’t do anything over by the Americas and we couldn’t bother them. This would be hard to do considering the novel has the French in it trying to set bargains with the British and Indians (for the same promised supplies). The Last of the Mohicans would be considered a master piece also because of the fact the have inter race couples and are facing problems that they (the readers) are facing, like going through war. The type of people involved in the story (cultures) help too because they all work together in some way. 6. The parts I didn’t get about the book were why they even were going through the woods to visit their father and not just stay on trail? Why was it okay to work with Indians, but not have a relationship with them?