Who Is James Fenimore Cooper's The Last Of The Mohicans

The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper is set during the French and Indian war. The story itself revolves around a journey taken by Cora and Alice Munro to get to their father who is a military colonel. They are led by an Indian known as Magua and a man known as Major Heyward. They eventually meet with more Indians who reveal that Magua is a traitor and friendly to the French. The two Indians they meet are the last of their tribes formerly known as the Mohicans. Through this novel James Fenimore Cooper tried to prove that it is possible for the different ethnicities to get along in a region. This is shown through the many aspects of the novel from its historical background to the story itself. First, the historical background is the French and Indian war. In this

However, Cooper uses descriptive language throughout the book in order to set the scene. Thus, the real structure is plot to descriptive scene to plot point. This however becomes tedious very quickly as the over use of descriptions becomes boring. The book begins to feel extremely long and the reader becomes unentertained. However, when the author presents the fights that occur the interest is peaked, this excitement does not last very long. The book reverts to it’s over use of descriptive language once again becoming tedious. Alice and Cora Munro must go to meet their father, they are joined by Major Heyward and an Indian named Magua. On their journey they meet a man named Hawkeye along with two more Indians, Chingachgook and his son Uncas. They inform the women and Heyward that Magua has led them the wrong way and that he is a traitor. Magua escapes and the new people lead the way to the fort. They are attacked and Alice and Cora are captured by Magua and his people. Magua wishes to marry Cora, however she does not want to. Chingachgook and Uncas arrive to save the women and others from