The Last of Mochicans

1. The Last of Mochicans

2. Setting • In upstate New York, in the area bordering Canada • during the French and Indian War in the mid- eighteenth century.

3. Major Characters 1 • Hawkeye --an extremely practical, sensible and brave, upright and idealistic individual who is a combination of both worlds of Indian and European. • Chingachgook-- an old chief of the Mohicans and a longtime companion of Hawkeye, wise and brave. • Uncas--the son of Chingachgook and the last of the Mohicans, extremely bright and intelligent. He is also a fierce fighter and an expert in following trails.

4. Major Characters 2 • Munro--the commander of the English army at Fort William Henry • Cora Munro--extremely beautiful, with dark hair, a very brave, firm and determined young woman. She frowns on racism and color differentiation. • Alice Munro--Cora's half-sister. Alice is blond, fearful and often helpless • Heyward--a young, courageous military man. He is extremely loyal and has a military carriage and bearing.

5. Major Characters 3 • Magua--the antagonist. Magua is devious (cunning) and shifty 足智多谋的, but at the same time extremely brave. • He is not easily fooled and has abundance of native intelligence. • He is extremely vengeful and despite hardships, continues to attack the protagonists. • He is an accomplished orator, able to stir the passions of his people and move them to action.

6. Theme • The spirit of heroism • The spirit of courage, loyalty, and bravery

7. Style • Cooper's style of writing is very picturesque. • His language is vivid and straightforward without any overuse of similes or metaphors. • Cooper's style of writing is direct, almost as if he is addressing or talking to the readers personally.