The Last of the Mohicans (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: James Fenimore Cooper
- First Published: 1826
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Adventure
- Time of Work: 1757
- Setting: Northern New York State
- Genres: Long fiction, Historical fiction, Adventure
- Subjects: Colonies or colonization, Love or romance, Interracial relationships, Jealousy, envy, or resentment, Native Americans or American Indians, Eighteenth century, Revenge, Soldiers, Massacres, Prisoners of war, Tracking or trailing, Battles, Frontier or pioneer life, Fortresses
- Locales: New York
Characters Discussed
Natty Bumppo, called Hawkeye, the hardy, noble frontier scout in his prime during the French and Indian Wars. Traveling with his Indian companions, Chingachgook and his son Uncas, in Upper New York, he befriends an English soldier, a Connecticut singing master, and their two female charges. When the travelers are ambushed by hostile Huron warriors, he leaves the party to get help, in turn ambushes their captors with the aid of Chingachgook and Uncas, and leads the group to Fort William Henry, besieged by the French. In the massacre of English that takes...
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