The Deerslayer (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: James Fenimore Cooper
- First Published: 1841
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Historical
- Time of Work: 1740
- Setting: Northern New York State
- Genres: Long fiction, Historical fiction, Adventure
- Subjects: United States or Americans, Courage, Native Americans or American Indians, Eighteenth century, Adventure, Battles, Frontier or pioneer life
- Locales: New York
Characters Discussed
Natty Bumppo, called Deerslayer, a skilled, modest, honorable, and brave young hunter. He has been brought up by Delaware Indians and taught by Moravian pietists; he embodies a natural innocence and nobility. Arriving at Lake Glimmerglass, he allies himself with Hurry Harry March and the Hutter family, at the same time trying to help his Indian friend Chingachgook rescue his betrothed from hostile Iroquois. He is soon forced to kill his first man, an Indian. He ransoms the captured Harry and Hutter after their capture during a raid on an Iroquois camp, but...
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